A theory explaining the structure Of The Earths Crust And Many Associated Phenomena. Resulting From The interaction Of Rigid Lithospheric Plates That move Slowly Over the Underlying mantle.

Convection currents. tectonic plates cause earthquakes mountain building and volcanic activity

Slab pull. Is the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction

Ridge push. Gravitational force that causes a plate to move away from the crest of an ocean ridge the

A boundary where plates are moving apart

2 plates parallel with each other but moving in opposite directions, the himmalyas

Mid-ocean ridge, 2 oceanic plates move away from each other and magma rises up from the earth

Is an actively deforming region were 2 or more tectonic plates move toward each other

Continental shelf- The extended edge of each continent which is under water

Pull apart basin- caused by offset in a strike slip example the Dead Sea area

Continental landform- Any conspicuous topographic feature on the largest land like mountains

Subduction is the process that takes place at convergent boundaries 1 tectonic plate under another

Any long, narrow, steep sided depression in the ocean bottom which occur the maximum depths

OCEANIC TRENCHES SUCH AS THE PERUVIAN TRENCH, OR THE PUERTO RICO TRENCH

PLACES WHERE PLATES SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER

THE RESULT OF TWO MASSIVE PLATES PUSHING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER

AN EXAMPLE OF TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY IS SAN ANDREAS FAULT AND THE ALPINE FAULT