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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
PLATE TECTONICS
PIECES OF EARTH'S LITHOSPHERE THAT ARE IN CONSTANT MOTION
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CONVECTION CURRENTS
THE FLOW THAT TRANSFERS HEAT THROUGH A FLUID
SLAB PULL
THE PULL OF GRAVITY ON A PLATE THAT IS BEING SUBDUCTED
RIDGE PUSH
NEW CRUST PUSHES OLD CRUST OUT
DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDRY
2 PLATES THAT ARE MOVING AWAY FROM EACH OTHER
ON LAND DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES FORM
RIFT VALLEY
IN THE OCEAN , DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES FORM
MID OCEANIC RIDGE
CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDRIES
2 PLATES MOVING TOWARD EACH OTHER
WHEN OCEAN AND CONTINENTAL CRUST CONVERGE THEY FORM
VOLCANIC ARC LIKE ST. HELENS
WHEN OCEAN AND OCEAN CRUST CONVERGE THEY FORM
VOLCANIC ISLAND ARC LIKE ALEUTIAN
WHEN CONTINENTAL CRUST CONVERGES WITH CONTINENTAL CRUST CONVERGE IT FORMS
MOUNTAINS LIKE MT. EVEREST
