Plate Tectonics
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PLATE TECTONICS
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PLATE TECTONICS
PIECES OF THE EARTH'S LITHOSPHERE THAT ARE MOVING IN SLOW MOTION
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CONVECTION CURRENTS
THE MOVEMENT OF A LIQUID CAUSED BY DIFFERENCE IN TEMPERATURE
SLAB PULL
GRAVITY PULLING ON THE PLATES IN THE SUBDUCTION ZONES
Ridge Push
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New less dense crust forming at divergent boundaries pushes older crust out of the way
DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES
A BOUNDARY WHERE TWO PLATES ARE BEING PUSHED APART
GREAT RIFT VALLEY
RIFT VALLEY-LAND FORM IN RESULT OF A DIVERGENT BOUNDARY
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
MOR- UNDERWATER LANDFORM IN RESULT OF A DIVERGENT BOUNDARY
CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
A BOUNDARY WHERE TWO PLATES ARE CRASHING TOGEATHER
CHILE PERU DEEP SEA TRENCH
A TRENCH WITH A VOLCANIC ARC FORMS WHEN TWO PLATES CONVERGE
MARIANA TRENCH
HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS
MOUNTAIN RANGE-
SUBDUCTION ZONE
WHEN ONE TECTONIC PLATE SLIDES UNDER ANOTHER
DEEP OCEAN TRENCH
A DEEP CRACK IN THE OCEAN FLOOR
PUERTO RICO TRENCH
DEEP OCEAN TRENCH
TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY
WHEN TWO PLATES SLIDE PAST EACHOTHER
RESULT OF TRANSFORM BOUNDARY
EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI 2010
SAN ANDREAS FAULT
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