Is Alaska on a convergent boundary or a divergent boundary?

Answer 1

Alaska is situated in convergent zone

First of all let's get clear: there are three types of boundaries which occurs between the tectonic plates. They are the ridges, the trenches and the transforms. Let's skip the transforms and think about the two other.

When two tectonic plates move apart from each other or diverge a ridge appear between them. In this place the mantle goes up from the deep, forms new crust and makes the plates move apart. So the ridges or the mid ocean ridges show that we deal with a divergent boundary.

Another case take place when two tectonic plates go towards each other. An ocean plate which is less dense and less heavy if collides always goes under a heavy continent plate. In other words when the ocean plate goes towards the continental one they collide and the first one goes down the second. In this way the trenches form. In this places the ocean plates go deep down to be melted. So the trenches or the deep sea trenches show that we deal with a converge boundary.

Now some practical issues. Using a map and keeping in mind the following scheme you can always define which type of a boundary you deal with.

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Answer 2

Alaska is located on a convergent boundary.

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

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