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Plate Tectonics

Published on Dec 10, 2016

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Plate Tectonics

by Edward Cervantes per: 3rd

Plate tectonics

the movement of the earths crust seperated into different plates(pieces).

north american plate and Juan De Fuca plate

  • Juan de fuca plate goes under north american plate
  • it creates a subduction zone 
  • creates volcanoes

african plate and south american plate

  • south american plate and african plate create a divergent boundary
  • it causes trenches and earthquakes

eurasian plate and pacific plate

  • the pacific plate moves under the eurasian plate
  • the effect is that causes a volcano