Tectonics tectonics, volcanoes, earthquakes 2.5 / 5 based on 3 ratings ? GeographyPlate tectonicsAS Created by: emmaCreated on: 17-04-11 11:35 Theory - Plate Tectonics WHAT IS THE THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS? 1 of 14 mobile crust boundaries with tectonic activity 2 of 14 EVIDENCE FOR PLATE TECTONICS 3 of 14 hot spot theory continental fit fossils sea floor spreading geological deposits 4 of 14 CONSTRUCTIVE PLATE BOUNDARY 5 of 14 plates move apart convection and rising lava Mid Atlantic Ridge landforms - ridge, shield volcano, transform faults hazards - earthquakes, volcanoes 6 of 14 CONSERVATIVE PLATE BOUNDARY 7 of 14 plates sliding past each other San Andreas Fault landforms - fault lines hazards - earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides 8 of 14 DESTRUCTIVE PLATE BOUNDARY (C/C) 9 of 14 collision Himalayas landforms - mountain range hazards - landslides, earthquakes, possible volcanoes 10 of 14 DESTRUCTIVE PLATE BOUNDARY (OC/C) 11 of 14 subduction Andes mountains landforms - mountain range, ocean trench, volcanoes hazards - volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides 12 of 14 DESTRUCTIVE PLATE BOUNDARY (OC/OC) 13 of 14 subduction Japan/Ring Of Fire landforms - island arc, volcanic islands, ocean trench hazards - volcanoes, tsunamis, earthquakes 14 of 14
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