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PLATE TECTONICS

BY: TIMMY SHEA
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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PLATE TECTONICS

THEORY THAT PLATES GLIDE OVER THE MANTLE IN THE LITHOSPHERE
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CONVECTION CURRENTS

A CURRENT IN A FLUID
Photo by tochis
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SLAB PULL

MOTION WHICH CAUSES SUBDUCTION
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RIDGE PUSH

FORCE THAT PUSHES AWAY FROM THE MID-OCEAN-RIDGE AND CREATES NEW CRUST
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DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

TECTONIC PLATE BOUNDARY WHERE TWO PLATES MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER
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ON LAND DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES FORM RIFT VALLEYS

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DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES IN THE OCEAN FORM THE MID OCEAN RIDGE

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CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

PLATE BOUNDARY WHERE TWO PLATES MOVE TOWARD EACH OTHER
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When oceanic and continental crust converge they form volcanic arches, like the Andes.

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