Theory of Plate Tectonics B version
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 3 main types of convergent boundaries | 1. continental/continental 2. continental/oceanic 3. oceanic/oceanic |
| Movement of tectonic plate boundaries | collide, separate, or slide past each other |
| Convergent boundary outcome is dependent on | what kind of crust: continental or oceanic: the leading edge of each tectonic plate |
| Continental/continental collisions | when 2 tectonic plates with continental crust collide |
| Process of forming mountains | the continental plate crust collides and buckle then thicken pushing the continental crust upward |
| Outcome of oceanic/oceanic collisions | one of the oceanic plates slides under the other one |
| Subduction Zone | the region where oceanic plates sink into the asthenosphere |
| Outcome of continental/oceanic collisions | when a tectonic plate with continental crust crashes into a tectonic plate with oceanic crust the oceanic plate slides under the continental plate |
| Divergent Boundary | when 2 tectonic plates move away from one another a boundary between them is formed |
| Outcome of sea floor spreading | divergent boundaries occur and new oceanic lithosphere forms |
| Locations of other divergent boundaries in the earth | continents |
| Transform Boundaries | when 2 tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally |
| San Andreas Fault | when the Pacific plate and the North American plate slide past each other |
| Tracking Tectonic plate motion | scientists use a GPS system to measure the rate of movement |
| Speed of tectonic movement | very slow |
| Factors that affect the rate of tectonic plate movement | shape of the plate, type of the plate, & how the plates interacts with the other plates in it's surroundings |
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