Category: Teaching Plate Tectonics

Teaching Plate Tectonics Teaching Plate Tectonics Earth's Internal Structure Divergent Boundary Convergent Boundary Transform Boundary Tectonic Features Map Divergent plate boundaries are locations where plates are moving away from one another. This occurs above rising convection currents. The rising current pushes up on the bottom of the lithosphere, lifting it and flowing laterally beneath it.

Crust - Mantle - Core Teaching Plate Tectonics Teaching Plate Tectonics Earth's Internal Structure Divergent Boundary Convergent Boundary Transform Boundary Tectonic Features Map Teaching Plate Tectonics Earth's Internal Structure Convergent Boundary Divergent Boundary Transform Boundary Tectonic Features Map Three Parts of Earth's Interior A knowledge of earth's interior is essential for understanding plate tectonics.

Teaching Plate Tectonics Teaching Plate Tectonics Earth's Internal Structure Divergent Boundary Convergent Boundary Transform Boundary Tectonic Features Map Transform Plate Boundaries are locations where two plates slide past one another. The fracture zone that forms a transform plate boundary is known as a transform fault.

Teaching Plate Tectonics Teaching Plate Tectonics Earth's Internal Structure Divergent Boundary Convergent Boundary Transform Boundary Tectonic Features Map Convergent plate boundaries are locations where lithospheric plates are moving towards one another. The plate collisions that occur in these areas can produce earthquakes, volcanic activity, and crustal deformation.