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Plate Tectonics

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PLATE TECTONICS

IS THE THEORY OF THE EARTH BEING CUT INTO PIECES

CONVECTION CURRENTS

A LIQUID CURRENT THE RAISE AND LOWERS BASED ON ITS TEMPERATURE

SLAB PULL

GRAVITY PULLING ON A SUBDUCTING PLATE

RIDGE PUSH

THE SLIDING OF THE PLATES BECAUSE OF THE MID-OCEAN RIDGE

DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

IS WHEN 2 PLATE MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER

RIFT VALLEY

A WAY THAT A DIVERGENT BOUNDARY MOVES APART ON LAND
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MID OCEAN RIDGE

A WAY FOR A DIVERGENT BOUNDARYS TO MOVE APART IN THE SEA

CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

WHERE LITHOSPHERE MOVE TOWARD ONE ANOTHER AND COLLIDE

DEEP SEA TRENCHES

DEEP DEPRESSION IN THE OCEAN FLOOR

SUBDUCTION

THE PROCESS THAT TAKES PLACE AT CONVERGENT BOUNDARY

MOUNTAIN BUILDING

AN AREA OF LAND THAT RISES ABRUPTLY FROM THE SURROUNDING REGION

SUBDUCTION ZONE

THE PROCESS THAT TAKES PLACE AT CONVERGENT BOUNDARY

DEEP OCEAN TRENCH

DEEP DEPRESSION IN THE OCEAN FLOOR

THE MARIANA TRENCH

A TYPE OF TRENCH IN THE OCEAN

PLATE BOUNDARY

LITHOSPHERE OF THE EARTH IS BROKEN INTO VARIOUS PLATES

TRANSFORM BOUNDARY

CRUST THAT IS NOT DESTROYED NOR CREATED

ALPINE FAULT

A FAULT THAT HAD FORMED IN NEW ZELAND