Plate Tectonics
Published on Nov 24, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
PLATE TECTONICS
PIECES OF THE LITHOSPHERE ARE IN CONSTANT MOTION
CONVECTION CURRENTS
THE FLOW THAT TRANSFERS HEAT THROUGH A FLUID
SLAB PULL
THE PULL OF GRAVITY ON A PLATE THAT IS BEING SUBDUCTED
RIDGE PUSH
NEW CRUST PUSHING OLDER CRUST AWAY AT DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
PLATES MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER
RIFT VALLEY
LAND FORMS THAT RESULTS FROM A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
MID-OCEAN RIDGE
UNDERWATER LAND FORM THAT IS CAUSED BY A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
PLATES COLLIDE TOGETHER
VOLCANOES
MOUNT VESUVIUS WAS CREATED BY OCEANIC VS CONTINENTAL PLATES
DEEP OCEAN TRENCH
THE PUERTO RICO TRENCH IS A RESULT OF OCEAN VS OCEAN
MOUNTAINS
MOUNT KILIMANJARO IS A RESULT OF CONTINENT VS CONTINENT
SUBDUCTION ZONE
WHEN TWO PLATES MEET AND ONE SLIDES UNDER THE OTHER MELTING
DEEP OCEAN TRENCH
LANDFORM CAUSED BY SUBDUCTION WITH OCEANIC PLATES
MARIANA TRENCH
THE TRENCH IS AN EXAMPLE OF A DEEP OCEAN TRENCH
TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY
WHEN TWO CONTINENTAL PLATES SLIDE PAST, GOING OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
FAULTS
FAULTS FORM IN RESULT OF TRANSFORM BOUNDARIES
SAN ANDREAS FAULT
THIS FAULT WAS CAUSED BY TWO MOVING PLATES IN TRANSFORM BOUNDARY
