Plate Tectonics
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
PLATE TECTONICS
THE THEORY OF PLATES ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH
CONVECTION CURRENTS
THE TRANSFER OF HEAT BY THE MASS
SLAB PULL
THE PULL OF GRAVITY ON A PLATE THAT IS BEING SUBDUCTED
RIDGE PUSH
A SLIDING PLATE FORCE
DIVERGENT
WHEN PLATES SEPARATE AWAY FROM ANOTHER
RIFT VALLEY
EAST AFRICA'S GREAT RIFT VALLEY IN ETHIOPIA AND KENYA
MID-OCEAN RIDGE
THE MID ATLANTIC RIDGE IN ICELAND
CONVERGENT
WHEN PLATES MOVE INTO EACH OTHER
MOUNT RAINIER
OCEAN VS CONTINENT AND MOUNTAIN CHAIN
JAPAN
OCEAN VS OCEAN
MT. EVEREST IN NEPAL/CHINA
CONTINENT VS CONTINENT
SUBDUCTION ZONE
AREA WHERE TWO LITHOSPHERIC PLATES OVERLAP ONE ANOTHER
DEEP OCEAN TRENCH
- THE AREA WHERE THE CRUST GOES UNDER THE OTHER CRUST MAKES A TRENCH
MIDDLE AMERICA TRENCH
TRANSFORM
WHEN TWO PLATES SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER
RESULTING FAULTS
NEW ZEALAND ACTIVE FAULT
HOT SPOTS
VOLCANIC REGIONS
