Convergent and divergent boundaries are tectonic boundaries. A divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. Along these boundaries, earthquakes are common and magma rises from the Earth’s mantle to the surface, solidifying to create new oceanic crust.

When two plates come together, it is known as a convergent boundary. The impact of the colliding plates can cause the edges of one or both plates to buckle up into mountain ranges or one of the plates may bend down into a deep seafloor trench.

This series explores the metaphors of tectonic boundaries as applied to the process of becoming and influence.