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Plate Tectonics

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PLATE TECTONICS

BY AMANDA ROSE
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PLATE TECTONICS

THE LITHOSPHERE IS BROKEN UP INTO PIECES THAT MOVE.
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CONVECTION CURRENTS

THE TRANSFER OF HEAT THROUGH A FLUID
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SLAB PULL

THE PULL OF GRAVITY ON A PLATE THAT IS BEING SUBDUCTED
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RIDGE PUSH

NEW CRUST PUSHES OLDER CRUST OUT OF THE WAY AT DIVERGENT PLATE
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DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES

THE PLATES MOVE APART FROM EACH OTHER
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GREAT RIFT VALLEY

RIFT VALLEY FORMED BY A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY, IN EAST AFRICA
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MID OCEAN RIDGE

OCEAN RIDGE FORMED BY A DIVERGENT BOUNDARY, MID OCEAN RIDGE
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CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

TWO PLATES COME TOGETHER
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LANDFORM FROM OCEAN VS CONTINENT

TRENCH WITH A VOLCANIC ARC, CONVERGENT, ANDES MOUNTAIN
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LANDFORM FROM OCEAN VS OCEAN

TRENCH ISLAND ARC OR UNDERWATER VOLCANIC ARC, MARIANA TRENCH
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LANDFORM FROM CONTINENT VS CONTINENT

MOUNTAIN RANGE HIMALAYAS, CONVERGENT, (MT. EVEREST)
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SUBDUCTION ZONE

COLLISION BETWEEN TWO PLATES WHERE A PLATE GOES UNDER THE OTHER
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DEEP OCEAN TRENCH

LONG NARROW STEEP-SIDED DEPRESSION IN THE OCEANIC CRUST
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TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY

TWO PLATES THAT SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER
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RESULTING EVENT FROM TRANSFORM BOUNDARY

FAULT
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EXAMPLE OF TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY

SAN ANDREAS FAULT

Amanda