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Plate Tectonics

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PLATE TECTONICS

Pieces of the earth that are slowly moving

CONVECTION CURRENTS

The flow of heat that transfers through a liquid

SLAB PULL

The pull on a plate that is in the process of subduction

RIDGE PUSH

New crust pushing older crust out of the way in a divergent boundary

DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

When two plates move away from eachother

RIFT VALLEY

Result of divergent plates on land in kenya

MID-OCEAN RIDGE

Result of divergent plates underwater around the world like the mid-atlantic ridge

CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

When two plates ram into each others

CONVERGENT OCEAN VS CON.

The cascades mountain range Volcanic arc

CONVERGENT OCEAN VS OCEAN

Aleutian Islands Island arc

CONVERGENT CON. VS CON.

The Ural Mountains Mountain range

SUBDUCTION ZONE

Where the oceanic crust dips down under the cont. Crust

DEEP OCEAN TRENCH

Created by subducting plates located exactly where they meet

THE PUERTO RICO TRENCH

This is a deep ocean trench near puerto rico

TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY

Where two plates slide past eachother

EARTHQUAKES

These events happen because of any of the boundaries moving and releasing energy

THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT

This is an example of the transform boundries moving