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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PLATE TECTONICS

PIECES OF THE LITHOSPHERE IN SLOW CONSTANT MOTION
Photo by Tim Evanson

CONVECTION CURRENTS

TRANSFER OF HEATED PARTICLES INTO A COOLER LIQUID.

SLAB PULL

PULL OF GRAVITY ON A PLATE BEING SUBDUCTED

RIDGE PUSH

NEW CRUST FORMING AT DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDRIES PUSHES OLDER CRUST OUT OF THE WAY

DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDRY

PLATES MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER

RIFT VALLEY

LAND FORM THAT RESULTS FROM A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDRY

MID OCEAN RIDGE

UNDER WATER LAND FORM THAT IS CAUSED BY A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDRY

CONVERGENT BOUNDRY

TWO PIECES OF THE LITHOSPHERE COLLIDE

OCEAN VS CONTINENT

A VOLCANO IS FORMED

OCEAN VS OCEAN

AN ISLAND ARCH OR UNDER WATER VOLCANO ARCH

CONTINENT VS CONTINENT

MOUNTIANS

SUBDUCTION ZONE

WHEN THE SEA FLOOR SLIDES UNDER LAND

DEEP OCEAN TRENCHES

DEEPES PART IN OCEAN

DEEP OCEAN TRENCH

TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDRY

CRUST IS EITHER DESTROYED OR CREATED

RESAULT OF TRANSFORM BOUNDRY

EARTHQUAKES FORM

THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT