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Plate Tectonics: Features, Attraction, and Causes, Slides of Earth Sciences

Alagappa University Earth Sciences

An overview of plate tectonics, discussing its key features such as thermal plumes and the attraction of plates. It also explains the theories behind plate motions, including convection in the mantle and slab push-pull. The distribution of volcanoes and earthquakes, as well as the formation of young mountain belts and the characteristics of the sea floor.

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Download Plate Tectonics: Features, Attraction, and Causes and more Slides Earth Sciences in PDF only on Docsity! Intra-Plate Features  Thermal Plumes  Explains – Yellowstone volcanism – Hawaiian volcanism – Aseismic ridges Docsity.com Plummer/lMcGeary/Carison Physical Geology, 8e. Copyright © 1999, McGraw-Hill Companies, inc. All Rights Reserved. Formation of Aseismic Ridge Progressively older Docsity.com What Causes Plate Motions? Slab push-pull Convection in mantle –Deep mantle convection – Two-layer convection Docsity.com What Causes Plate Motions?  Convection in mantle – Convection a result of plate motion » Ridge push » Slab pull » Trench suction Docsity.com PlummerilcGeary/Carison Physical Geology, 8. Copyright © 1999, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Slab-Pull Ridge Trench 400 km - Arc G low-density materials Pressure transformations of minerals to denser forms Docsity.com

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