P L AT E BO U N DA R I E S

TECTONIC LANDSCAPES

SPECIFICATION DETAIL

• 3.1c The characteristic features of convergent, divergent and conservative plate boundaries.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

• To be able to draw cross section diagrams of each plate boundary.

• Annotated the diagrams to explain the processes.

KNOW THE BOUNDARIES

The tectonic plates are moving in different directions.

Plates that are moving in opposite directions form a constructive boundary.

Plates that move towards each other form either a destructive boundary or a collision boundary.

Plates sliding by each other form a conservative boundary.

Can you name one example of each of the different boundary types?

The movements have different effects on the landscape of the Earth.

CONVERGENT : OCEAN-TO-CONTINENTCONSTRUCTIVE PLATE BOUNDARY

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CONVERGENT INFORMATION

CONVERGENT: CONTINENT-TO-CONTINENTCOLLISION PLATE BOUNDARY

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DESTRUCTIVE OR COLLISION?

DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

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DIVERGENT ORDER

CONSERVATIVE PLATE BOUNDARY

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CONSERVATIVE ORDER

PLATE DEFINITIONS

ANIMATION OF BOUNDARIES : HERE

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

• To be able to draw cross section diagrams of each plate boundary.

• Annotated the diagrams to explain the processes.

TASK: HOMEWORK

• Describe the process in three or more steps for each of the following diagrams. Here

LEARNING OBJECTIVE

• To be able to draw cross section diagrams of each plate boundary.

• Annotated the diagrams to explain the processes.