These convergent boundaries also occur where a plate of ocean dives ... the deepest point on Earth. These types of collisions can also lead to underwater volcanoes that eventually build up ...

plate tectonic activity takes place at four types of boundaries: divergent boundaries, where new crust is formed; convergent boundaries, where crust is consumed; collisional boundaries ...

The force of this collision is so great that mountains ... South America has a great example of a convergent plate boundary. As the Nazca Plate collides with the South American Plate, it's forced ...

New crust is continually being pushed away from divergent boundaries (where sea-floor spreading occurs), increasing Earth's surface. But the Earth isn't getting any bigger. What happens, then, to ...