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Tectonic Plate Boundaries

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PLATE TECTONICS

THE LITHOSPHERE IS BROKEN INTO PIECES THAT MOVE

CONVECTION CURRENT

THE MOVEMENT OF THE MANTLE DUE TO DIFFERENCES IN DENSITIES.
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SLAB PULL

GRAVITY PULLING ON A SUBDUCTING PLATE

RIDGE PUSH

CAUSE OF PLATE MOVEMENT WHEN MAGMA PUSHES THE DIVERGENT PLATES APART.

DIVERGENT PLATE

WHEN 2 PLATES PULL APART FROM EACH OTHER

RIFT VALLEY

LAND FORM THAT RESULTS WHEN A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

MID OCEAN RIDGE

UNDERWATER LANDFORM THAT IS CAUSED BY A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

WHEN 2 CONTINENTS CONVERGE

MOUNTAIN RANGE

WHEN CONTINENTAL AND CONTINENTAL COLIDE (SUBDUCTION)

TRENCH WITH VOLCANIC ARC

WHEN CONTINENTAL AND OCEANIC COLIDE(SUBDUCTION)
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TRENCH WITH UNDERWATER ARC

WHEN OCEANIC AND OCEANIC COLIDE (SUBDUCTION)

SUBDUCTION ZONE

A COLLISION BETWEEN EARTHS 2 PLATES

DEEP OCEAN TRENCH

WHEN TECTONIC PLATES SUBDUCTS UNDER ANOTHER

DEEP OCEAN TRENCH

MARIANA TRENCH AND JAPAN TRENCH

TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY

WHEN 2 PLATES SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER

FAULT

RESULT OF A TRANSFORM BOUNDARY
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SAN ANDRES FAULT

EXAMPLES OF TRANSFORM BOUNDARY
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