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Plate Tectonics

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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PLATE TECTONICS

JAMES WILLIAMS III

MANTLE

THE CONTINENTS MOVE BECAUSE THE MANTLE IS MOVING BELOW THEM

GRAVITY

GRAVITY IS PULLING THE PLATES IN THE SUBDUCTION ZONE

SEA FLOOR SPREADING

SEAFLOOR SPREADING PUSHES THE PLATES APART

DIVERGENT PLATES BOUNDARY

OCEANIC CRUST IS FORMED THROUGH UNDERGROUND VOLCANIC ACTIVITY.

RESULT OF DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY (LAND)

IT CAN MAKE A CANYON OR A VALLEY

RESULT OF DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY (SEA)

CAN RESULT IN A RIVER OR A SUBDUCTION ZONE

CONVERGENT PLAYE BOUNDARY

WHEN TWO PLATES MOVE TOWARD EACH OTHER AND COLLIDE

CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

OCEAN VS CONINENT

CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

OCEAN VS OCEAN

CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

CONTINENT VS CONTINENT

SUBDUCTION ZONE

WHEN ONE TECTONIC PLATE MOVES UNDER ANOTHER TECTONIC PLATE

DEEP OCEAN ZONE

A DEEP ZONE IN THE OCEAN

DEEP OCEAN TRENCH

A TRENCH DEEP IN THE OCEAN

TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY

IT NEITHER CREATES OR DESTROYS PLATES

RESULTING EVENT FROM TRANSFORM BOUNDARY

THEY SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER AND CONTINUE MOVING

EXAMPLE OF TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY

PART OF CALIFORNIA SLIDES PAST THE REST OF CALIFORNIA