Thursday, September 7, 2017

Plate Tectonics

























CONVERGENT BOUNDARIES -WHEN PLATE BOUNDARIES COLLIDE (SUBDUCTION)
1. CONTINENT -CONTINENT
(CLICK HERE): CLASSZONE: Convergent Boundary -Continent on Continent Collision -Mountain Building
(CLICK HERE) CLASSZONE: Himalayas - Mountain Forming Convergent Boundary

2.OCEAN -CONTINENT (SUBDUCTION ZONE/ TRENCH)
 (CLICK HERE) Convergent Boundaries- Subduction Zone - Continent-Oceanic Collision 

3.OCEAN-OCEAN (RIDGES/RIFT ZONES)
   TSUNAMI- HOT SPOTS/ HAWAII, NEW MADRID, MISSOURI -HOT SPOT


DIVERGENT BOUNDARIES- WHEN PLATE BOUNDARIES SPREAD APART 
                                                    (SEA FLOOR SPREADING)


TRANSFORM BOUNDARIES- WHEN PLATE BOUNDARIES MOVE SIDE BY SIDE
                                                   -SAN ANDREA'S FAULT LINE -CALIFORNIA 
                                                    LATEST EARTHQUAKES: USGS WEBSITE



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