Theory of Tectonic Plates
By: Cade Moser
Explanation
Tectonic plates are pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.
Divergent Boundary
It is a boundary where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other and new crust is formed from magma that rises between the two plates
Oceanic Oceanic Convergent
It is when at least one of the two plates is filled with oceanic crust.
Locations
In the photo above the oceanic oceanic convergent one is the one in the red which is around Japan area and India
Oceanic Continental Convergance
Where the two plates meet, the denser oceanic lithosphere of the Nazca Plate is forced down and under the more buoyant continental lithosphere of the South American Plate, descending at an angle into the mantle in a process called subduction.
Called
Nazca Plate
The Land
It surrounds South Africa mostly.
Continental Continental Convergence
These boundaries create mountain ranges.
Name
Himalayas
Land
Around India area and highest mountain in the world.
Transform Fault
These are places where plates slide sideway past each other.
Transform Fault—SanAndreas
Name
Indian-Australian Plate
Boundary
It wraps around the Philippines island and is leaned against the Australia area.