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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PLATE TECTONICS

A THEORY EXPLAINING THE STRUCTURE OF THE EARTHS CRUST.
Photo by Dan Thorburn

CONFECTION CURRENT

A CURRENT FLUID THAT RESULTS FROM CONVECTION.

SLAB PULL

IS THE PORTION OF MOTION OF A TECTONIC PLATE THAT CAN BE ACCOUNTED.

RIDGE PULL

PUSH OR A SLIDING PLATE FORCE PROPOSED MECHANISM FOR PLATE MOTION.

DIVERGENT BOUNDARY

IS A LINEAR FEATURE THAT EXISTS BETWEEN TWO TECTONIC PLATES.

RIFT VALLEY

LAND FORM RESULTING FROM DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY.

MID OCEAN RIDGE

LAND FORM RESULTING FROM DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY.

VOLCANIC ARC

REASULTING LAND FORM FROM OCEAN VS CONTINENT.

VOLCANIC ISLAND ARC

RESULTING LANDFORM FROM OCEAN VS OCEAN.

MOUNTAINS

RESULTING LAND FORM CONTINENT VS CONTINENT

TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY

PLATES THAT PASS OR SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER

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