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Theory of Plate Tectonics I
Melody Valera
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Plate : large slab of solid rock
Tectonics : to build up
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Movement of the Earth’s Lithosphere
What are plate tectonics?
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• Formation: Plate Tectonics
• Surrounded by the
ocean called Panthalassa
• One massive super continent
Pangaea
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What are the different plate
boundaries and how do they
affect the face of the Earth?
DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES
• When Two Plates are moving away from each other
• Volcanic Activities
• Rift Valleys
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CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES
SUBDUCTION
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TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARIES
Cause of Earthquakes
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Fun Facts
• The Marianas Trench vs. Mt. Everest
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• San Andreas
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Thank you very much for
listening… I am now ready
for Questions.
References:
• http://www.earthobservatory.sg/faq-on-earth-sciences/why-dotectonic-plates-move
• pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/dynamic.html
• geography.about.com/od/physicalgeography/a/Plate-Tectonics.htm
• csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/vageol/vahist/plates.html
• learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/drift.html
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