CONTINENTAL DRIFT SEAFLOOR SPREADING THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS Plate Tectonics.
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Transcript of Plate Tectonics
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What are Plate Tectonics?
Theory proposed in 1960’s and 70’s 7 individual plates Located in the lithosphere Move at different speeds Move in different directions
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What is a Plate Boundary?
Two plates meeting head to head
Three different types of plate boundaries
Different characteristics for each
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Convergent Boundaries