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Plate Tectonics - Coggle Diagram
Plate Tectonics
Plate Boundaries
Convergent
Oceanic-Continental
Subduction zone with trench
Ex. Marianas Trench
Continental Volcanic Arcs
Oceanic-Oceanic
Volcano or Volcanic Island Arc
Ex. Taal Volcano
Continental-Continental
Forms mountains
Ex. Himalayas mountain range
Divergent
Mid-ocean ridge
Ex. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Land
Rift Valley
Ex. East Pacific Rise
Transform
Plate moves parallel to each other
Causes earhquake
Supported by pieces of evidence
Earthquake pattern
Hotspots under volcanic arc
Ocean Drilling
Alfred Wegener
Continental Drift Theory
Big landmass called Pangaea
Plates are drifting from each other
Use fossil, rocks, & mountain ranges as evidence