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Published on Apr 15, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PLATE TECTONICE

MIA ECKLIFF 5TH

PLATE TECTONICS

EARTH LITHOSPHERE DRIVEN BY CONVECTION CURRENTS

CONVECTION CURRENTS

  • One cause of plate movement. The flow that transfers heat through a fluid.
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SLAB PULL

  • The pull of gravity on a plate that is being subducted.

RIDGE PUSH

  • New crust forming pushes the tectonic plates apart.
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DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

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