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Tectonic Plates

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PLATE TECTONICS

PIECES OF THE LITHOSPHERE ARE IN SLOW CONSTANT MOTION
Photo by WorldIslandInfo.com
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CONVECTION CURRENTS

THE FLOW THAT TRANSFERS HEAT THROUGH A FLUID
Photo by Mark Morgan Trinidad B
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SLAB PULL

THE PULL OF GRAVITY ON A PLATE THAT IS BEING SUBDUCTED
Photo by Ken Lund
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RIDGE PUSH

New crust pushes older denser crust out of the way as older, denser crust gets pulled away by gravity

Photo by Glyn Lowe Photoworks.
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DIVERGENT PLATE

WHEN TWO PLATES MOVE APART FROM EACH OTHER
Photo by Ben Andreas Harding
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RESULTING LANDFORM FROM A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY (LAND)

THE UPPER RHINE VALLEY IN GERMANY
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RESULTING LANDFORM FROM A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY (SEA)

THE MID ATLANTIC RIDGE
Photo by jonathanpercy
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CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

WHEN TWO PLATES COLLIDE TOWARDS EACH OTHER
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RESULTING LANDFORM FROM OCEAN VS. OCEAN

MARIANAS TRENCH
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RESULTING LANDFORM FROM OCEAN VS. CONTINENT

DEEP SEA TRENCH WITH ANDES MOUNTAINS
Photo by NASA: 2Explore
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RESULTING CONTINENT FROM CONTINENT VS. CONTINENT

MOUNT EVEREST
Photo by watchsmart
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SUBDUCTION ZONE

ONE PLATE SINKS INTO THE MANTLE UNDERNEATH THE OTHER PLATE
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DEEP OCEAN TRENCH

A DEEP TRENCH THAT OCCURS DURING SUBDUCTION
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DEEP OCEAN TRENCH EXAMPLE

JAPAN TRENCH
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TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY

WHEN TWO PLATES SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER
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RESULTING EVENT FROM A TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY

EARTHQUAKE
Photo by martinluff
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EXAMPLE OF A TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY

SAN ANDREAS FAULT

Giana Kless