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Plate Movements-Handouts

Plate tectonics can involve three types of movements: 1. Convergent plate movement occurs when denser plates subduct under less dense plates, potentially causing earthquakes. This can result in mountain building or volcanic island arcs. 2. Divergent plate movement involves plates moving away from each other, allowing magma from the mantle to rise and form new ocean crust along mid-ocean ridges. 3. Lateral plate movement involves sliding between plates along transform boundaries, which can cause earthquakes when pressure is released during sudden slip events.

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Plate Movements-Handouts

Plate tectonics can involve three types of movements: 1. Convergent plate movement occurs when denser plates subduct under less dense plates, potentially causing earthquakes. This can result in mountain building or volcanic island arcs. 2. Divergent plate movement involves plates moving away from each other, allowing magma from the mantle to rise and form new ocean crust along mid-ocean ridges. 3. Lateral plate movement involves sliding between plates along transform boundaries, which can cause earthquakes when pressure is released during sudden slip events.

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PLATE MOVEMENTS - as it continues its lateral movement, the

A. CONVERGENT PLATE MOVEMENT (colliding landmass above it is dragged to the direction


boundaries) of the flow.
- the denser plate subducts or slides under the - the sideward movement can result in a
less dense plate. shallow-depth earthquake.
- can result in strong earthquake depending on RIFT- a gap formed between two moving
the depth of subduction. plates.
- For the land masses which are less dense to MID-OCEAN RIDGE- an elevated surface along
cause subduction, folds and ripples were the boundary when magma from the mantle
formed due to the bending of rock layers. flows out from the rift, filling in the spaces
between the plates.
THREE TYPES OF CONVERGENCE: - Sometimes, magma just flows continuously
1. OCEANIC –OCEANIC CONVERGENCE forming new ocean floor and oceanic crust.
- the younger, less dense plate goes on top
while the denser, older plates subducts. C. LATERAL SLIPPING PLATE MOVEMENT (sliding
- the subducted layer slides into the surface, boundaries)
lava files up and forms volcanic island arcs - the edges of two plates slide past each other in
(chain of volcanoes aligned in an arc shape). opposite direction.
Ex. Islands of Japan, Aleution Islands, Marian - friction along the boundary of the plates
Islands prevents the edges to easily slide past each
2. OCEANIC-CONTINENTAL CONVERGENCE other.
- an oceanic plate collides with a continental - When the pressure builds up, the landmass
plate. breaks and slips, causing strong earthquakes.
- the thinner and denser oceanic plates slides Ex. San Andreas fault line
underneath the thicker and less dense
continental plate.
- a deep ocean trench (submarine valleys) is
form and the boundary of the two plates called
the subduction zone.
- Sometimes the seafloor in this boundary rises
and forms mountain ranges or volcanic islands
as well. prepared by: eapigtain
Ex. Andes Mountains (longest mountain range)
formed when denser oceanic NAZCA PLATE
subduct in less dense continental part of
SOUTH AMERICAN PLATE.
3. CONTINENTAL-CONTINENTAL CONVERGENCE
- both boundaries have the same densities
neither landmass will give way making both
boundaries thrust upward.
- Formation of tall mountain ranges with jagged
peaks. (ex. HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS)

B. DIVERGENT PLATE MOVEMENT (spreading


boundaries)
- when plate boundaries move away from each
other, magma from underneath rises due to
convection currents.
- the movement allows the magma to move
upward and sideward or laterally as it reaches
the surface.

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