These convergent boundaries also occur where a plate of ocean dives, in a process called subduction, under a landmass. As the overlying plate lifts up, it also forms mountain ranges. In addition ...

This is called plate tectonics. Tell them they will learn about ... 7. Ask students to name the different layers of the Earth's interior using the egg as a model that represents the Earth.

This is called a destructive or convergent plate boundary. When the plates collide, the denser plate, usually the oceanic one, is forced underneath the continental plate. The force of this ...