There are three kinds of plate tectonic

boundaries: divergent, convergent, and

transform plate boundaries.
The Chile triple junction is the only modern site
on Earth where an actively spreading mid-
ocean ridge crest is being swallowed by a
subduction zone at a continental margin. This
is a particularly interesting area to study
because we can observe two types of plate
boundaries (divergent and convergent) and
their processes in very close proximity.
A divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic
plates move away from each other. Along these
boundaries, lava spews from long fissures and
geysers spurt superheated water. Frequent
earthquakes strike along the rift. Beneath the
rift, magmamolten rockrises from the
mantle. It oozes up into the gap and hardens
into solid rock, forming new crust on the torn
edges of the plates. Magma from the mantle
solidifies into basalt, a dark, dense rock that
underlies the ocean floor. Thus at divergent
boundaries, oceanic crust, made of basalt, is
created.
When two plates come together, it is known as
a convergent boundary. The impact of the two
colliding plates buckles the edge of one or both
plates up into a rugged mountain range, and
sometimes bends the other down into a deep
seafloor trench. A chain of volcanoes often
forms parallel to the boundary, to the mountain
range, and to the trench. Powerful earthquakes
shake a wide area on both sides of the
boundary.
If one of the colliding plates is topped with
oceanic crust, it is forced down into the mantle
where it begins to melt. Magma rises into and
through the other plate, solidifying into new
crust. Magma formed from melting plates
solidifies into granite, a light colored, low-
density rock that makes up the continents.
Thus at convergent boundaries, continental
crust, made of granite, is created, and oceanic
crust is destroyed.
Two plates sliding past each other forms a
transform plate boundary. Natural or human-
made structures that cross a transform
boundary are offsetsplit into pieces and
carried in opposite directions. Rocks that line
the boundary are pulverized as the plates grind
along, creating a linear fault valley or undersea
canyon. As the plates alternately jam and jump
against each other, earthquakes rattle through
a wide boundary zone. In contrast to
convergent and divergent boundaries, no
magma is formed. Thus, crust is cracked and
broken at transform margins, but is not created
or destroyed.
A subduction zone is the biggest crash scene
on Earth. These boundaries mark the collision
between two of the planet's tectonic plates.
The plates are pieces of crust that slowly move
across the planet's surface over millions of
years.
Where two tectonic plates meet at a
subduction zone, one bends and slides
underneath the other, curving down into the
mantle. (The mantle is the hotter layer under
the crust.)
Tectonic plates can transport both continental
crust and oceanic crust, or they may be made
of only one kind of crust. Oceanic crust is
denser than continental crust. At a subduction
zone, the oceanic crust usually sinks into the
mantle beneath lighter continental crust.
(Sometimes, oceanic crust may grow so old
and that dense that it collapses and
spontaneously forms a subduction zone,
scientists think.)

A List of Pronouns of Different Types

The following list of pronouns gives you a description of the various
types of pronouns along with examples for each type.
Personal Pronouns
These are pronouns that refer mostly to human beings. However, the
word 'it' does not refer to human beings, but is a Personal Pronoun.
So, we have a more grammatical way of defining Personal Pronouns so
that we can include the hapless it in the Personal Pronoun family.
A Personal Pronoun is a pronoun which belongs to any of the three
grammatical persons.
The list of pronouns which belong to this group are: I, we, you, he, she,
it, and they.
Often you'll find Personal Pronouns divided into:
Subjective Pronouns (I, we, you, he, she, it, they)
Objective Pronouns (me, us, you, him, her, it, them)
Possessive Pronouns (mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, theirs;
with also the following ones, which strictly speaking, are adjectives -
my, our, your, her, their).
Just remember that these three so-called "types" are not really different
types.
They are just different Case forms of one type of pronoun, i.e. Personal
Pronouns.
Positions Watch The Answers Examples Yesterdays
Compound Personal Pronouns

There are two sub-types of these pronouns: Reflexive pronouns and

Intensive pronouns. These two sub-types have the same forms, but
different functions.
Same Forms
According to form, we can call these pronouns Compound Personal
Pronouns.
A list of pronouns of this kind are:
myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself,
themselves.
Different Functions
Depending on the function, we divide the Compound Personals into the
two types we mentioned.
Reflexive Pronouns
These pronouns function as grammatical objects or complements
which mirror the subject, as in...
herselfShe blamed herself for the mishap.
himselfHe is himself today.
Intensive Pronouns
These pronouns act as appositives of nouns or pronouns for the sake of
emphasis, as in the examples below...
yourselfYou yourself wrote those words.
themselvesThis request came from the employees themselves.
Streets Student Last Week Alone Distributive Positions
Demonstrative Pronouns

These pronouns point out someone or something. They are identical in

form to Demonstrative Adjectives/Determiners.
The difference is that...
a Demonstrative Pronoun stands alone (because it is a substitute for a
noun or noun phrase),
but a Demonstrative Adjective is accompanied by the noun it modifies.
Here are two examples to show the difference:
She gave me this gift. (this - Demonstrative Adjective)
I like this. (this - Demonstrative Pronoun)
More examples of Demonstrative Pronouns:
these - These are my children.
that - That is a good idea.
those - The streets of Chennai are more crowded than those of
Kodaikanal.
such - Such are the people whom you once trusted.
Indefinite Pronouns
These pronouns do stand for some person or thing, but we don't know
for exactly whom.
When we say, "Somebody stole my watch," we don't know to whom the
word somebody refers to. The word somebody is an Indefinite Pronoun.
A list of pronouns of this type are...
one - One should speak the truth.
somebody - Somebody immediately called the doctor.
anybody - Anybody can solve this problem.
nobody - Nobody was present.
many - Many are called, but few are chosen.
others - Do good to others.
you - You don't take coal to Newcastle, or coconuts to Kerala!
they - They say that a poor workman blames his tools.
Watch The Answers Examples Yesterdays Streets
Distributive Pronouns
These pronouns refer to individual elements in a group or a pair, one
individual at a time.
Here's a list of pronouns of this type...
each - "From each according to his ability, to each according to his
need."
either - You may answer either of these (two) questions first.
neither - Neither of the answers is correct.
any - You may bring any of your friends.
none - None of our students failed last year.
Reciprocal Pronouns
These pronouns are found in pairs. They are really a subject-object pair
compressed. We'll find this if we expand the sentence in which they are
present, as in the first example below.
When one gives, the other member of the pair also gives in return.
That's what we mean by reciprocity...hence Reciprocal Pronouns.
Examples:

each other - They love each other. (i.e. Each loves the other.)
Each (the subject) is used in a distributive sense; the other (the object)
automatically takes the reciprocal position. Each stands for both
individuals, one at a time.
one another - Good people help one another to succeed.
Student Last Week Alone Distributive Positions Watch
Relative Pronouns
These pronouns are very important words in the language. A Relative
Pronoun performs two functions:
It acts as a substitute for a noun (like any pronoun)
It also functions as a joining word for two clauses.
So, besides being a noun-substitute, it performs a function similar to
that of a subordinating conjunction.
Here's a list of pronouns that belong to this important category...
who - Give this to the boy who wins the race.
whose - This is Mohan, whose mobile phone was stolen last week.
whom - Rita, whom you praised in class yesterday, is my sister.
which - This is the problem, which we are struggling to solve.
that - This is the day that we have waited for so long.
what - Eat what is set before you.
You also have Compound Relative Pronouns.

They are: whoever, whatever, whichever, whosoever, whatsoever, and

whichsoever.
Using any of the last three is old-fashioned.
Interrogative Pronouns
These look like Relative Pronouns, but have a different function. We use
them for asking questions. There are three of them:
who (with its other forms, whose and whom)
who - Who is that man?
Whose - Whose is this wallet?
Whom - Whom do you seek?
which - Which is your seat?