major geological events
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Major Geological Events. Caused by Plate Tectonics. Types of Boundaries. Divergent Plates move apart Convergent Plates come together Transform Plates slide horizontally past each other. Divergent Structures. New crust is formed as plates pull apart - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Major Geological EventsCaused by
Plate Tectonics
Types of Boundaries• Divergent
― Plates move apart• Convergent
― Plates come together • Transform
― Plates slide horizontally past each other
Divergent Structures• New crust is formed as plates
pull apart• Land features include:
― Mid-Ocean Ridges Ex. - Mid-Atlantic Ridge
― Rift Valleys Ex. - African Rift Valley
― Earthquakes
Mid–Ocean Ridge (Location of Sea Floor Spreading)
Sea Floor Spreading (Mid-Ocean Ridge)
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Divergent Structure
Rift Valley
Divergent Structure
Convergent Boundaries• Crust is destroyed and recycled back into the
mantle• Three types of convergent collisions• Features include:
― Trenches – Mariana Trench― Volcanic Arc (Volcanic Mountains) – Andes
mountains― Mountain Ranges – Himalayan Mountains― Earthquakes
Subduction
• Result of convergent boundary• A more dense plate slides under a less dense
plate and sinks into the mantle.
• Features include:― Oceanic-Oceanic = Trenches― Oceanic-Continental = Mountain
Ranges
Subduction Examples
Convergent Boundary• Oceanic-Oceanic
• Land Features – Trench and Island Arc
Oceanic-Oceanic convergence
Convergent Boundary• Oceanic-Continental
• Land Features – Trench and Volcanic Arc (Volcanic Mountains)
Oceanic-Continental convergence
Convergent Boundary• Continental-Continental
• Land Features – Folded Mountains
Continental-Continental convergence
Mountain Ranges
Transform Fault Structures• Crust is neither destroyed nor created• Can occur between two oceanic plates
or oceanic-continental plates• Features include:
― Earthquakes― Fault line – San Andreas Fault
Transform Boundary• Oceanic-Oceanic
• Land Feature – Fault Line
Transform BoundarySan Andreas Fault Line
Transform Boundary• Continental-Continental
• Land Features – Fault Line
Earthquakes – All Boundaries
Volcanoes
Putting It All Together
Plate Boundaries
Plate Movement