Types of Plate Boundaries (2)
Types of Plate Boundaries (2)
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DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
-refer to plates that separate and
move apart in opposite directions
forming new lithosphere - the young
seafloor
DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
-is formed when two tectonic plates
move apart from each other
creating tension.
-is also known as a Constructive
Boundary as it create new crust
from the rising of magma
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Upwarping
- a broad low arching of the surface of
the land
Rift Valley
-Also called “faulted valley”
-Results from the breaking of crust into
several segments, and also associated with
the rising of hot materials from the mantle
Linear Sea
-Results from the increase in length and depth
of a rift valley as spreading continues
Example of a linear sea is the RED SEA
Mid-Ocean Ridge
-is an underwater mountain range
Example of this is the Mid-Atlantic Ocean
Ridge
Key Concepts
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1. What motion occurs at divergent
boundaries?
A. Plates slide past each other
B. Plates flip around
C. Plates move apart
D. Plates crash into each other
2. A mid ocean ridge is a result of
what type of diverging plates?
A. ocean-ocean convergent
plates
B. continental-continental
divergent plates
C. transform boundaries
D. ocean-ocean divergent plates
3. What causes the movement
of plates?
A. strong winds
B. subduction process
C. ocean strong currents
D. mantle convection
4. Which of the following DOES NOT
happen along divergent plate
boundary?
A. earthquake
B. formation of rift valleys
C. widening of the ocean basin
D. subduction process
5. Divergent plate boundaries are
known to be constructive plate
boundaries because
A. old crust is destroyed at the
earth’s mantle
B. there is a formation of volcano and
mountain ranges
C. new crust is formed and creation
of ocean floor happens
D. no new crust is form
CONVERGENT PLATE
BOUNDARY
-are formed when two plates
move toward each other.
CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
- this boundary is also called
a Destructive Boundary
since oceanic plate is
destroyed at this boundary
Convergent Boundaries
Oceanic Crust & Continental Crust
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Oceanic to Oceanic Crust
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Philippine
Sea Plate
It is surrounded
by subduction
zones
Almost all the
boundaries on the
Philippine Plate are
convergent, making
it unique in terms of
tectonics.
Continental to Continental Crust
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HIMALAYAS
When the Indian and Eurasian plates collided
60 million years ago, the enormous mountain
range started to emerge. The continental crust
that makes up both plates is similar in weight and
thickness. Thus, the two plates started to
compress and elevate. The Himalayas' angular
peaks were created by the impact. The Indian
Plate is still moving and colliding with the Eurasian
Plate at a speed of 5 centimeters per year.
HIMALAYAS
• Formed from convergent boundary
between continental and
continental crust.
• If the convergence continues, the
HIMALAYAS WILL CONTINUE TO
RISE
TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY
-are plates sliding past or slipping
past each other.
TRANSFORM PLATE
BOUNDARY
-is formed when two plates are
sliding past each other.
- it is also called the Strike-slip
fault
Transform Plate Boundaries
Transform Fault Boundaries
- Most transform faults join two
segments of a mid-ocean ridge
- two adjacent slabs of crust are
grinding past each other
Transform Fault Boundaries
This type of plate boundary is mostly found in
oceans, but there are a few that traverse through
continental crust. It is characterized by plates
moving slide past horizontally against each other,
producing a crack called a fault on the ground. The
force the plates exert can break the rocks and other
materials under the ground. The shaking usually
ends abruptly. This is why it brings about strong
earthquakes .
Transform Fault Boundaries
Convection Current
Temperature and Density Matters
Convectio
n Current
Temperatu
re and
Density
Matters
Which B
point has C
the
highest D A
temperat
ure
(hottest)?
What
happens B
to the C
temperatu
re and A
D
density of
the
materials
from B to
C? Its temperature decreases
What
happens B
to the C
temperatu
re and A
D
density of
the
materials
from D to
A? Its temperature increases
What
BEST
described
the
concept of
slab pull?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Types Plate Boundary Geologic Features/ Landforms Geologic Events/Processes
Interactions formed that may occur