Science glossary film: Plate boundary

Boundaries where the Earth's tectonic plates meet, where the crust can be made, destroyed and deformed as adjacent plates move. There are four main types: constructive boundaries, where plates move apart and new rock is formed; destructive boundaries, where one plate is pushed under another; collision boundaries where plates push together and crust crumples upwards; and conservative boundaries where plates slide past each other.

There are four main types: constructive boundaries, where plates move apart and new rock is formed; destructive boundaries, where one plate is pushed under another; collision boundaries where plates push together and crust crumples upwards; and conservative boundaries where plates slide past each other.