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Plate Tectonics

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PLATE TECHTONICS

BY: PAIGE MANN
Photo by Ruth and Dave

PLATE TECTONICS

THE LITHOSPHERE IS BROKEN INTO PIECES THAT MOVE

CONVECTION CURRENTS

THE TRANSFER OF HEAT INTO AN AREA OF COOLER FLUID

SLAB PULL

THE MOTION THAT AIDS SUBDUCTION BY PULLING ON THE LAND
Photo by Dru!

RIDGE PUSH

LESS DENSE CRUST FORMS AND PUSHES THE OLD OUT
Photo by Ken Lund

DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDRY

TWO PLATES ARE MOVING AWAY FROM EACH OTHER

EAST AFRICA'S GREAT RIFT VALLEY

LAND FORM THAT RESULTS FROM A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDRY

MID OCEAN RIDGE

UNDERWATER LANDFORM THAT IS CAUSED BY A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDRY

CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDRY

TWO PLATES ARE MOVING TOWARD EACH OTHER

THE NAZCA PLATE

~ OCEAN VS. CONTINENT PLATE MOVEMENT
Photo by ilkerender

THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY

OCEAN VS. OCEAN PLATE MOVEMENT

THE HIMALAYAS MOUNTAINS

CONTINENT VS. CONTINENT PLATE MOVEMENT
Photo by SamHawleywood

SUBDUCTION ZONE

COLLISION BETWEEN PLATES WHERE A PLATE SINKS INTO THE MANTLE UNDER THE OTHER
Photo by the bridge

DEEP OCEAN TRENCH

LONG NARROW STEEP-SIDED DEPRESSION IN THE EARTH'S OCEANIC CRUST

THE ALEUTIAN TRENCH

DEEP OCEAN TRENCH

TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDRY

LOCATIONS WHERE TWO PLATES SLIDE PAST ONE ANOTHER

RESULT FROM TRANSFORM PLATE

EARTHQUAKES HAPPEN

ALPINE FAULT

RESULT FROM TRANSFORM BOUNDRY