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Labelling Activity Tectonic Plate Boundaries

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Page 1: Tectonic Plate Boundaries. There are 3 type of Plate Boundaries 1.Convergent (Subduction) 2.Divergent 3.Transform Plate Movement Animation.

Labelling ActivityTectonic Plate Boundaries

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There are 3 type of Plate Boundaries1. Convergent (Subduction)

2. Divergent

3. TransformPlate Movement Animation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryrXAGY1dmE
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Convergent/Subduction Animation

http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/eoc/teachers/t_tectonics/p_subduction.html
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Convergent/Subduction Boundary

Plate 1

Plate 2Volcano

Continent

Mantle

Mantle

Ocean Floor

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Volcanic Hotspots Animation- Hawaii

http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/eoc/teachers/t_tectonics/p_hawaii.html
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Divergent Boundary Animation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q4Yqctq6nE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q4Yqctq6nE
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Divergence Boundary

Plate 1 Plate 2

Mantle

New Oceanic Basalt

Old Oceanic Basalt Old Oceanic Basalt

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Rift Zone of Iceland

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Transform Boundary

Plate 1

Plate 2

Continent

Fault Line

Opposite direction slip

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San Andreas Fault (California)


SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF MINERAL DEPOSIT …geomod2010.fc.ul.pt/abstracts/Loiselet et al.pdfMEDITERRANEAN SUBDUCTION ZONE: ... strong correlation between plate boundaries and ore deposit

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF MINERAL DEPOSIT …geomod2010.fc.ul.pt/abstracts/Loiselet et al.pdfMEDITERRANEAN SUBDUCTION ZONE: ... strong correlation between plate boundaries and ore deposit

Divergent Plate Boundaries

Divergent Plate Boundaries

Subduction zone backarcs, mobile belts, and orogenic heat et al., Subdu… · INTRODUCTION The model of plate tectonics with narrow plate boundaries provides an ... Subduction zone

Subduction zone backarcs, mobile belts, and orogenic heat et al., Subdu… · INTRODUCTION The model of plate tectonics with narrow plate boundaries provides an ... Subduction zone

1. Plate tectonics in NZ - Wikispacesncealevel2sci.wikispaces.com/file/view/plate+tectonics...1. Plate tectonics in NZ Subduction When plate boundaries push together (converge), one

1. Plate tectonics in NZ - Wikispacesncealevel2sci.wikispaces.com/file/view/plate+tectonics...1. Plate tectonics in NZ Subduction When plate boundaries push together (converge), one

Sea-Floor Spreading, Subduction,& Plate Boundaries Lecture …pages.geo.wvu.edu/~kite/Geol101_2009Lect21 PlateTectonicsII Short.pdf · 1 Sea-Floor Spreading, Subduction,& Plate Boundaries

Sea-Floor Spreading, Subduction,& Plate Boundaries Lecture …pages.geo.wvu.edu/~kite/Geol101_2009Lect21 PlateTectonicsII Short.pdf · 1 Sea-Floor Spreading, Subduction,& Plate Boundaries

Most earthquakes occur at Plate Boundaries The deepest earthquakes occur at subduction boundaries.

Most earthquakes occur at Plate Boundaries The deepest earthquakes occur at subduction boundaries.

Plate Boundaries and Plate Interactions

Plate Boundaries and Plate Interactions

Plate Tectonics Plate Boundaries Causes of Plate Tectonics.

Plate Tectonics Plate Boundaries Causes of Plate Tectonics.

Earthquakes. Plate Boundaries Sketch the 3 type of plate boundaries.

Earthquakes. Plate Boundaries Sketch the 3 type of plate boundaries.

Horizontal subduction and truncation of the Cocos Plate ... · Horizontal subduction and truncation of the Cocos Plate beneath central Mexico ... The Cocos plate is subducting below

Horizontal subduction and truncation of the Cocos Plate ... · Horizontal subduction and truncation of the Cocos Plate beneath central Mexico ... The Cocos plate is subducting below

Plate Boundaries, Tectonic Plates & Plate Tectonics

Plate Boundaries, Tectonic Plates & Plate Tectonics

Plate Boundaries…

Plate Boundaries…

Lecture Outlines PowerPoint Chapter 7 Tarbuck/Lutgens · Plate tectonics: the new paradigm Plate boundaries • Types of plate boundaries • Convergent plate boundaries (destructive

Lecture Outlines PowerPoint Chapter 7 Tarbuck/Lutgens · Plate tectonics: the new paradigm Plate boundaries • Types of plate boundaries • Convergent plate boundaries (destructive

L3 plate boundaries

L3 plate boundaries

17.3 Plate Boundaries

17.3 Plate Boundaries

Plate Tectonics Causes of Plate Tectonics Plate Boundaries.

Plate Tectonics Causes of Plate Tectonics Plate Boundaries.

Plate rotations and velocities Plate boundaries

Plate rotations and velocities Plate boundaries

Topic: Plate Boundaries. Plate Tectonics Theory: -

Topic: Plate Boundaries. Plate Tectonics Theory: -

Subduction Zone Observatory An international multi-disciplinary observatory along a subduction zone plate boundary (ies?) “subduction collaboratory” 2014.

Subduction Zone Observatory An international multi-disciplinary observatory along a subduction zone plate boundary (ies?) “subduction collaboratory” 2014.

Destructive plate boundaries

Destructive plate boundaries