Theory of Plate Tectonics
By: Lona Hoogeveen
Theory of Plate Tectonics
the lithosphere is divided into 8 large plates and a number of smaller ones that ride atop the asthenosphere
Divergent Boundary
when two plates move away from each other and new crust is formed from magma
Oceanic Oceanic Convergent
subduction zone is formed at convergent plate boundary
Oceanic Continental Convergent
subduction zone is formed at continental plate boundary
Continental continental convergence
powerful collision to force the ground upward
Transform Fault
two pieces of the earth rub side by side of each other