where are the earth’s tectonic plates and their boundaries?
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Where are the Earth’s tectonic plates and their boundaries?
What happens at plate boundaries?
How do Earth scientists classify plate boundaries?
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Part 1. Identify the patterns of your area of expertise –
volcanology, seismology, geography, geochronology - AT PLATE BOUNDARIES
Describe what you observe – do not interpret what you see, just describe the patterns
Use descriptive terms: Wide or narrow, straight or curved, symmetric or not symmetric, deep or shallow, ridge or valley, active or inactive
Identify 3-5 boundary types; color each on your transparency; define in words
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Part 2. Bring together areas of expertise –
volcanology, seismology, geography, geochronology
Correlate your data sets; what collective patterns emerge?
Identify 3-5 boundary types; color each on a master transparency; define in words
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Part 3.
Describe the different types of boundaries
What patterns were related in the different data sets?
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Plate BoundariesWhere Stuff Happens
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Plate Tectonics Theory• The upper mechanical layer of Earth (lithosphere) is
divided into rigid plates that move away, toward, and along each other
• Most (!) geologic action occurs at plate boundaries in DISTINCT patterns
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CompositionalCrust - 2MantleCore
Physical / MechanicalLithosphere
AsthenosphereMesosphere
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3 Basic Boundary Interactions
5 Basic Boundary Types
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1. Divergent Boundaries
Mid-AtlanticRidge
North AmericanPlate Eurasian
Plate
• Volcanic activity in fissures, some volcanos• Shallow earthquakes, on plate boundary• Young crust, symmetrical around boundary• Ridge• Rocks?
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South American Plate
Nazca Plate
Antarctic Plate
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Andes Mountains
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2. Convergent Boundaries(a) Ocean-continent convergence
Nazca Plate
AndesMountains
South American Plate
Peru-Chile Trench
• Volcanos tight, parallel boundary, landward• Shallow to deep earthquakes• Age varies on one side of the boundary; not symmetrical• Trench, mountain chain• Rocks?
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2. Convergent Boundaries(b) Ocean-ocean convergence
• Volcanos tightly spaced, parallel boundary, arc• Shallow to deep earthquakes• Age varies on one side of the boundary; not symmetrical• Trench, volcanic island chain• Rocks?
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Eurasian Plate
Indian Plate
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Himalaya Mountains
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Tibetan Plateau
Himalayan Mtns.
Mt. Everest
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2. Convergent Boundaries(c) Continent-continent convergence
TibetanPlateau
Indian-Australian Plate
EurasianPlate
HimalayanMountains
• Volcanos rare, dispersed• Shallow (to medium) dispersed earthquakes• No age data• High mountain chain• Rocks?
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3. Transform-Fault Boundaries• Volcanos dispersed, most on one side• Earthquakes complex, shallow (to medium) on both sides• Age data not symmetrical, one side of boundary• Complex topography, wide mountains and basins• Rocks?
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Plate Tectonics• The upper mechanical layer of Earth (lithosphere) is
divided into rigid plates that move away, toward, and along each other
• Most (!) geologic action occurs at plate boundaries in DISTINCT patterns
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What’s Driving Plate Tectonics
on Earth?
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It’s all about convection and heat (loss)!Vigorous convection drives plate tectonics
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