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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
PLATE TECTONICS
THE THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS IS THAT EARTH'S OUTER SHELL IS DIVIDED INTO SEVERAL PLATES THAT GLIDE OVER THE MANTLE
THE CAUSE OF MOVEMENT
ONE OF THE CAUSES IS THE CONVECTION CURRENTS IN THE MANTLE
THE CAUSE OF MOVEMENT
THE OTHER CAUSE IS THE ROTATION OF EARTH
THE CAUSE OF MOVEMENT
THE OTHER CAUSE OF MOVEMENT IS GRAVITY
DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY IS PLACES WHERE PLATES ARE COMING APART
RESULTING LANDFORM FROM DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
THE BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE
RESULTING LANDFORM FROM DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
MID-OCEAN RIDGE
CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
RESULTING LANDFORM FROM OCEAN VS CONTINENT
THE PACIFIC "RING OF FIRE"
RESULTING LANDFORM FROM OCEAN VS OCEAN
MID-ATLANTIC RANGE
RESULTING LANDFORM FROM CONTINENT VS CONTINENT
THE EUROPEAN ALPS AND THE HIMALAYAN RANGE
SUBDUCTION ZONE
A SUBDUCTION ZONE IS A WHEN TWO PLATES COLLIDE AND A PLATE SINKS INTO THE MANTLE
DEEP OCEAN TRENCH
IT IS A LONG NARROW DEEP SIDED DEPRESSION IN THE OCEAN FLOOR
DEEP OCEAN TRENCH
MARIANA TRENCH
TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY
PLACES WHERE PLATES SLIDE SLIDE SIDEWAYS PAST EACH OTHER
RESULTING EVENT FROM TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY
MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF ENERGY BUILD UP AND CREATE EARTHQUAKES
TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY
THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT
