G10 Plate Boundaries

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states that the lithosphere is a strong rigid layer the uppermost mantle and crust that were broken into several major and minor segments called tectonic plates.

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Plate Tectonics Theory

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Major Plates

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North America
South America
Pacific
African
Eurasian
Australian-Indian
Antarctic plates.

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three main types of plate boundaries

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divergent
convergent
transform

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is formed when two plates move away from each other resulting to upward movement of molten material and formation of new seafloor

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divergent boundary

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landform produced by a divergent boundary

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ocean floor

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is formed when two plates move toward each other

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convergent boundary

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convergent boundary is also known

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destructive margin

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is where the oceanic crust is destroyed and recycled.

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convergent boundary

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types of convergent boundaries

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oceanic-oceanic

continental-continental

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When two oceanic crusts converge, the _ oceanic block sinks beneath the other.

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denser

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oceanic-oceanic convergence produces a

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volcanic island arc or island arc

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When two continental plates converge, it produces spectacular mountain ranges, also known as _, such as the Himalayas.

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orogens

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occurs when two plates simply slide past each other

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transform fault boundary

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In this type of boundary, there is no formation or destruction of the new lithosphere.

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transform fault boundary

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a zone in the Earth’s crust where the plates move away from each other

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Divergent boundaries

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also known as the spreading centers.

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Divergent boundaries

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is where the continents split apart and form new continental margins

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Divergent boundaries

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Divergent plate boundaries are considered as _ _ because it’s where the new ocean floor is generated.

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constructive margins

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Elevated areas in the seafloor forms mountain system called the _ _.

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mid-ocean ridge

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These underwater mountains are linked in chains with valleys known as _.

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rift

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is the main mechanism operating along divergent margins.

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Seafloor spreading

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continuous process occurring in mid-oceanic ridges in which both sides of the ridge move apart, causing the spreading.

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Seafloor spreading

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As new seafloor moves away from both sides of the ridge, more melts arise from the asthenosphere. This process is repeated in a _ _- like manner.

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conveyer belt

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Spreading of landmasses into two segments forms

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continental rifts

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areas where tectonic plates move

towards each other

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Convergent plate boundaries

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are often associated with subduction zones, where oceanic crust descends towards the mantle due to differences in density of the subducting plate, the asthenosphere, and the overriding plate

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Convergent plate boundaries

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oceanic crust descends towards the mantle due to differences in _ of the subducting plate, the asthenosphere, and the overriding plate

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density

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oceanic lithosphere is destroyed along trenches and is recycled back into the asthenosphere

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Subduction

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are long, sublinear chains of volcanoes following the orientation of ocean trenches

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Arcs

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the denser oceanic crust subducts under the lighter continental crus

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oceanic-continental convergent margins

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oceanic-continental convergent margins form

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volcanic arcs

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the older and much denser plate subducts under the younger plate

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oceanic-oceanic convergent margins

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oceanic-oceanic convergent margins form

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volcanic island arcs

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Convergent plate boundaries may also develop through the collision of two continental plates, by

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continental-continental convergent margin

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forms mountain ranges with linear elevated regions.

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continental-continental convergent margin

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a continuous process occurring in mid-oceanic ridges in which both sides of the ridge move apart.

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seafloor spreading

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Movement in the boundaries induces decompression melting of rocks and form new oceanic lithosphere.

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The primary process operating in oceanic convergent margins is _

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subduction

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are long, sublinear chains of volcanoes following the orientation of ocean trenches.

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arcs

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(Divergent boundaries)occurs within a continent and is caused by opposing tensional forces that stretch and thin the lithosphere, causing the outermost crustal rocks to break through normal faulting, thus forming a continental rift

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Continental rifting

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(Divergent boundaries)may form between two rifted continents once the lithosphere thins sufficiently for magma to erupt along an axis

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New ocean basins

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form different landforms and involve different processes depending on the type of plates involved in the collision

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Convergent plate boundaries

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the denser oceanic crust subducts under the lighter continental crust. This process forms continental volcanic arcs.

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oceanic-continental convergent margins

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the older and much denser plate subducts under the younger plate. This process forms volcanic island arcs.

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oceanic-oceanic convergent margins

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Convergent plate boundaries may also develop through the collision of two continental plates, by

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continental-continental convergent margin.

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forms mountain ranges with linear elevated regions.

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continental-continental convergent margin

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are characterized by horizontal motion along transform fault systems parallel to the boundary separating two plates form fault systems around the world

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Transform plate boundaries

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are part of curvilinear breaks in the seafloor known as _

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fracture zones

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home to landforms including continental rifts and oceanic ridges.

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Divergent plate boundaries

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gives rise to landforms known as continental volcanic arcs

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Convergence

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forms volcanic island arcs, or simply, island arcs.

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oceanic-oceanic convergence,

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involves a buoyant landmass (continents, arcs) moving towards the margin of another buoyant landmass due to the subduction of an intervening seafloor forming orogenic plate.

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Continental-continental (C-C) convergence

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are part of curvilinear breaks in the seafloor known as fracture zones.

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Transform faults