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divergent process
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sea-floor spreading
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divergent characterists
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mid-ocean ridges, rift valleys, volcanic activity, earthquake activity at fracture zones along mid ocean ridges
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divergent examples
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mid atlantic ridge, mid pacific rise
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convergent process
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ocean - ocean subduction, ocean-continent subduction, continent-continent collision.
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convergent characteristics
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ocean-ocean sub: deep sea trenches, volcanic islands, earthquake activity.
ocean-cont sub: deep sa trench bordering continent, volcanoes along coast, earthquake activity.
cont-cont colllision: high continental mountain chains, earthquake activities.
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convergent examples
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ocean-ocean sub: