Types of Plate Boundaries
Watch the interactive we used in class: http://wwnorton.com/college/geo/earth4/animations.aspx
Read more about the Types of Plate Boundaries: http://www.platetectonics.com/book/page_5.asp
Read more about the Types of Plate Boundaries: http://www.platetectonics.com/book/page_5.asp
Divergent
Divergent Motion: Movin' Apart This is the most common kind of motion along the mid-ocean ridges. This is a system of undersea mountain ranges that extends beneath the world's oceans and connects together like the seams on a baseball.
Covergent
Convergent Motion: Comin' Together This is the most common kind of motion at subduction zones. This motion happens where dense oceanic plates colide and slide beneath continental plates.
Transform
Transformational Motion: A good example of this type of motion is the San Andreas Fault which runs through California.
You can simulate transformational plate motion by placing your hands together in front of you with your palms down. Now slide your left hand away from you and your right hand toward you.
Information from : http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/quakes/plates/tectonics.html |