Plate Tectonics
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CONVECTION CURRENTS (SEA FLOOR SPREADING)
(1) FLOW THAT TRANSFERS HEAT THROUGH A FLUID
SLAB PULL (SUBDUCTION)
PULL OF GRAVITY ON A PLATE THAT IS BEING SUBDUCTED
RIDGE PUSH (MID OCEAN RIDGE)
NEW CRUST FORMS AT DPB AND OLD CRUST IS PULLED AWAY BY GRAVITY
DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY (SEA FLOOR SPREADING)
PLATES MOVE AWAY FROM EACHOTHER
RIFT VALLEY
LAND FORM RESULTING FROM A DPB (ÁLFAGJÁ)
MID OCEAN RIDGE
UNDERWATER LAND FORM RESULTING FROM A DPB (MID ATLANTIC)
CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
PLATES MOVE TOWARDS EACH OTHER (SUBDUCTION)
OCEANIC VS. CONTINENTAL (DEEP OCEAN TRENCH)
LANDFORM RESULTING FROM A CPB (ALEUTIAN ISLANDS)
OCEAN VS. OCEAN (ISLAND ARC)
LANDFORM RESULTING FROM A CPB (ALEUTIAN ISLANDS)
CONTINENT VS. CONTINENT (MOUNTAIN CHAIN)
LANDFORM RESULTING IN A CPB (THE HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS)
SUBDUCTION ZONE (CONT. VS. OCEAN)
A PLATE SLIDES UNDER ANOTHER PLATE INTO THE MANTLE
DEEP OCEAN TRENCH
(ABOVE A SUBDUCTION ZONE) A DEEP DEPRESSION IN THE EARTH'S CRUST
DEEP OCEAN TRENCH (EX)
THE PUERTO RICO TRENCH
TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY
PLATES MOVE PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
EARTHQUAKES
THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE OF 2010 (RESULTING FROM A TPB)
FAULT LINE
SAN ANDREAS FAULT (RESULTING FROM A TPB)
