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Plate Tectonics

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PLATE TECTONICS

EARTH'S SURFACE IS MADE UP OF LARGE SECTIONS THAT MOVE SLOWLY
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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CONVECTION CURRENTS

A CURRENT IN A FLUID THAT RESULTS FROM CONVECTION
Photo by Pulpolux !!!
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SLAB PULL

THE AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT OF A TECTONIC PLATE
Photo by Dru!
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RIDGE PUSH

A GRAVITATIONAL FORCE THAT CAUSES A PLATE TO MOVE AWAY
Photo by Ken Lund
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DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

AN AREA WHERE TWO PLATES ARE MOVING APART
Photo by Ben Andreas Harding
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RESULTING LANDFORM (LAND)

RIFT VALLEY
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RESULTING LANDFORM (SEA)

MID OCEAN RIDGE
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COMVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

AN AREA WHERE TWO PLATES ARE CRASHING TOGETHER
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RESULTING LANDFORM OCEAN V CONT.

VOLCANO
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RESULTING LANDFORM

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