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Plate Techtonics

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PLATE TECHTONICS

BY:JAMES PEDLEY, 1

CONVECTION CURRENTS

LIKE A CONVEROY BELT THAT DRAGS THE PLATES AROUND.
Photo by wockerjabby

GRAVITY

PULLS PLATES TOWARD EARTH.
Photo by Philip Leara

SEA FLOOR SPREADING

PLATES SLIP BENEATH EACH OTHER.

DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDRY

TWO PLATES MOVE APART FROM ONE ANOTHER.
Photo by Editor B

RESULTING LANDFORM FROM A DIVERGENT PLATE (LAND)

RIFT VALLEY- EAST AFRICAN RIFT
Photo by VanDerFoto

RESULTING LANDFORM FROM DIVERGENT PLATE (SEA)

MID OCEAN RIDGE WITH A RIFT VALLEY-ALL OVER EARTH
Photo by nosha

CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDRY

TWO PLATES COMING TOGETHER

RESULTING LANDFORM OCEAN VS CONTINENT

VOLCANOES- MT. VESUVIUS

RESULTING LANDFORM OCEAN VS OCEAN

DEEP OCEAN TRENCH

RESULTING LANDFORM CONTINENT VS CONTINENT

MOUNTAIN RANGE

SUBDUCTION ZONE

WHEN TWO PLATES COLLIDE AND ONE SINKS UNDER

DEEP OCEAN TRENCH

A LONG NORROW WHOLE IN THE OCEAN BOTTOM
Photo by Travis S.

TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDRY

WHEN TWO PLAYES SLIDE PAST EACHOTHER

RESULTING EVENT FROM TRANSFORM BOUNDRY

A FAULT
Photo by MindsEye_PJ

EXAMPLE OF A TRANSFORM BOUNDRY

THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT