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Plate Tectonics By Hannah Parmertor

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PLATE TECTONICS

PIECES OF THE LITHOSPHERE ARE IN SLOW CONSTANT MOTION

CONVECTION CURRENTS

THE FLOW THAT TRANSFERS HEAT THROUGH A LIQUID
Photo by Waifer X

SLAB PULL

THE PULL OF GRAVITY ON A PLATE THAT IS BEING SUBDUCTED

RIDGE PUSH

NEW, LESS DENSE CRUST FORMING AT DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES
Photo by USDAgov

DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

WHERE 2 PLATES MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER AND NEW CRUST FORMS

RIFT VALLEY

LAND FORM THAT RESULTS FROM A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
Photo by VanDerFoto

MID OCEAN RIDGE

UNDERWATER LANDFORM THAT IS CAUSED BY A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

PIECES OF THE LITHOSPHERE MOVE TOWARD EACH OTHER AND COLLIDE

ANDES MOUNTAINS

OCEAN VS. CONTINENT. CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
Photo by Piero...

MARIANA AND JAPAN TRENCH

OCEAN VS. OCEAN. DIVERGENT BOUNDARY

HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS

CONTINENT VS. CONTINENT. CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
Photo by nandadevieast

SUBDUCTION ZONE

ONE TECTONIC PLATE MOVES UNDER ANOTHER TECTONIC PLATE AND SINKS. CONVERGENT BOUNDARY

DEEP OCEAN TRENCH

DEEPEST PART OF THE OCEAN. SITS ON THE SUBDUCTION ZONE

MARIANA TRENCH

DEEP OCEAN TRENCH

TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY

WHERE PLATES SLIDE SIDEWAYS PAST EACH OTHER

FAULTLINE

RESULTS OF A TRANSFORM BOUNDARY
Photo by Travis S.

SAN ANDREAS FAULTLINE

TRANSFORM BOUNDARY