Earth’s crust is broken into about 12 rigid plates!
Plates move ~ cm/year !
3 types of plate boundaries:!
!divergent !
!!creation of new seafloor!
!convergent!
!!return of crust to Earth’s interior!
!transverse!
Plate Tectonics Hypothesis!
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Earth's Tectonic Plates: Types, Boundaries, and Examples, Study notes of Earth Sciences
An overview of Earth's tectonic plates, their movement, and the three types of plate boundaries: divergent, convergent, and transform. It includes examples of plate boundaries and specific instances of each type. Students of geology and earth sciences will find this information useful for understanding plate tectonics.
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Earth’s crust is broken into about 12 rigid plates Plates move ~ cm/year 3 types of plate boundaries: divergent creation of new seafloor convergent return of crust to Earth’s interior transverse
Plate Tectonics Hypothesis
Spreading Subduction (^) Plate motion transform
Earth’s Tectonic Plates
East-African Rift opening at 6 mm/yr
Convergent Plate Boundaries:
Ocean-Ocean
Kavachi, Soloman Islands March 26, 2002
Convergent Plate Boundaries:
Continent-Continent
Himalayas
Examples of Plate Boundaries
O-O
convergent
O-O
divergent
O-C
convergent
O-C
convergent
O-O
divergent
C-C
divergent
O-O
divergent
San Andreas Fault
Transform Boundaries
Mid-Atlantic Ridge