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Plate Tectonics

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PLATE TECTONICS

The earth's lithosphere is in constant movement and the earth's crust is broken up into pieces

CONVESTION CURRENTS

When a cold liguid sinks to the bottom and a hot liquid rises to the top

SLAB PULL

Gravity pulling on plates in the subduction zones.

RIDGE PUSH

New crust pushes the tectonic plates apart
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DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

Where the plates move apart from eachother

EAST AFRICAN RIFT VALLEY

Rift valleys are caused by divergent blate boundaries

MID ATLANTIC RIDGE

Mid ocean ridges form because of the plates pulling away from eachother

CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES

Where two plates collide

ARENAL VOLCANO

Volcanos are results of ocean and continental plates colliding

MARINA ISLAND

Volcanic island arcs are formed from two oceanic plates colliding

MOUNTAINS

Mointains are formed from two continental plates colliding

SUBDUCTION ZONES

Where two lithospheric plates come together and one plate slides under the other

DEEP OCEAN TRENCH

These formed when one plate subducts under another

ALEUTIAN TRENCH

Deep ocean trenches form because of subduction

TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDRY

Where two plates slide past eachother

EARTHQUAKES

These are a result of two plates rubbing against eachother

EARTHQUAKES

Earthquakes are are a result of transform boundaries