Plate boundaries are often grouped into two different categories. Subduction zones are examples of __________ boundaries, while the mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of a _________ boundary.

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bloomlocke367 · Answer

a. divergent, convergent
b. slip-dip, strike-slip
c. transform, strike-slip
d. convergent, divergent

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@noelle34

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@iGreen

bloomlocke367 · Answer

I put b, but I don't know if that's correct. I'm pretty sure both are divergent... but I don't know

igreen · Answer

Hold on

igreen · Answer

You put B?

bloomlocke367 · Answer

yes...

bloomlocke367 · Answer

that's what I THINK, but I don't know

bloomlocke367 · Answer

@iGreen

igreen · Answer

I think they're looking for either option A or D.

bloomlocke367 · Answer

But I thought both the mid-Atlantic Ridge and subduction zones are divergent

igreen · Answer

Hold on, let me do some research.

igreen · Answer

Read the first sentence here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subduction

bloomlocke367 · Answer

Ohhhh... THANKS!!!!