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Three types of compressional boundaries ​

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There are three main types of plate boundaries:

Convergent boundaries: where two plates are colliding. Subduction zones occur when one or both of the tectonic plates are composed of oceanic crust. ...

Divergent boundaries – where two plates are moving apart. ...

Transform boundaries – where plates slide passed each other.

Step-by-step explanation:

Compressional boundary. At a compressional or destructive boundary the plates are moving towards each other. This usually involves a continental plate

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