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Plate Tectonics

Published on Nov 29, 2015

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PLATE TECTONICS

PIECES OF THE LITHOSPHERE THAT BREAK APART

CONVECTION CURRENTS

MAGMA HEATING AND COOLING IN THE MANTLE

SLAB PULL

GRAVITY PULLING THE OCEAN CRUST INTO THE MANTLE

RIDGE PUSH

MAGMA PUSHING UP ON TWO PLATES AT A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIE

DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

WHEN TWO PLATES MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER

RIFT VALLEY

A VALLEY CREATED BY THE MOVEMENT OF DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES

A RIDGE CREATED FROM DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES

CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

TWO PLATES MOVING TOWARDS EACH OTHER

VOLCANOES

A LANDFORM THAT IS CREATED FROM SUBDUCTION
Photo by Simon & Vicki

UNDERWATER VOLCANO

ONE PLATE EVENTUALLY SLIDES UNDER THE OTHER AND CREATES A VOLCANO
Photo by just me julie

MOUNTAINS

TALL PIECES OF THE CRUST THAT COME UP WHEN TWO PLATES COLLIDE
Photo by RafalZych

SUBDUCTION ZONE

WHERE ONE OF THE PLATES SLIDE UNDER THE OTHER AND MAKES A TRENCH

DEEP OCEAN TRENCH

THE TRENCH THAT IS CREATED FROM SUBDUCTION

DEEP OCEAN TRENCH

TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY

WHEN TWO PLATES SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER

TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY

SAN ANDREAS FAULT EARTHQUAKE

TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY