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Published on Mar 22, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PLATE TECTONICS

KAITLYN MYERS 5TH PERIOD
Photo by Eric Fischer

PLATE TECTONICS

  • Pieces of the Earth lithosphere in slow motion driven by convection currents

CAUSE OF MOVEMENT

CONVECTION CURRENTS

CAUSE OF MOVEMENT

GRAVITY PULLING ON THE PLATES IN THE SUBDUCTION ZONE

CAUSE OF MOVEMENT

SEA FLOOR SPREADING
Photo by wbaiv

DIVERGENT BOUNDARY

WHERE PLATES ARE MOVING APART

LAND FORM FROM DIVERGENT

RED SEA RIFT

LAND FORMING FROM DIVERGENT

LAKE TAGANYIKA IN EASTERN AFRICA

CONVERGENT BOUNDARY

THE PLACE WHERE TWO PLATES CONVERGE

LAND FORM OCEAN VS CONTINENT

NEW ZEALAND

LAND FORING FROM OCEAN VS OCEAN

HAWAII

SUBDUCTION ZONE

PLATE TECTONICS COMING TOGATHER

DEEP OCEAN TRENCH

A DEEP NARROW OPEANING IN THE OCEAN

DEEP OCAEN TRENCH

MARIANA TRENCH IN SYDNEY

TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY

TWO PLATES HITTING PAST EACH OTHER

RESULTING IN TRANSFORM BOUNDARY

A CRACK IN THE EARTH CRUST

TRANSFORM BOUNDARY

SAN ANDREAS FAUL