Find a term from the labs, understand the process behind it, and see how it appears in the landscape. Each entry connects an explanation with a real observation and a model you can explore.
Term
Convergent
Describing a plate boundary where plates move towards one another. Dense oceanic lithosphere may be subducted, while a continent–continent collision thickens the crust. The plate types determine whether a trench, volcanic arc or broad mountain belt develops.
What to look for
The Himalaya from the ISS: crust shortened and thickened as India collided with Eurasia.
