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    CONTINENTAL DRIFT AND PLATE TECTONICS THEORY

    Alfred Wegener. Proposed the Continental Drift Theory  Oceanic-Oceanic Plates Convergence. When two
    oceanic plates collide, the older and denser one
    Pangaea. (from the Greek words pan meaning “all” and gaia subducts
    meaning “land”); supercontinent that consisted of all
    - the subduction of one plate generates volcanism
    landmasses on Earth
    which forms a chain of volcanic islands called a
    Evidence of the Continental Drift Hypothesis volcanic island arc
     Continental-Continental Plates Convergence.
    - Continental jigsaw puzzle continental crust is too thick and buoyant to be
    - Fossils subducted, the majority of the crustal material is
    - Similar Rock Types and Geologic Features deformed and pushed up instead.
    - Ancient climates - Orogeny. Process where accumulation of
    sediments and rocks along the margin forms
    Paleomagnetism. The residual magnetism in ancient rocks mountain belts
    showing direction and intensity of Earth’s magnetic field at
    the time of the rock’s formation.

    Polar wandering. Slow movement of the Earth’s magnetic Transform Plate Boundaries (conservative margins).
    poles relative to the geographic poles. characterized by two plates sliding past each other, not
    destroying or producing new crustal material
    Oceanic ridge system. longest mountain range in the world
    Fracture zones. linear breaks on the ocean floor that run
    Seafloor spreading. New oceanic crust forms in the axis of perpendicular to oceanic ridges
    the oceanic ridge system. Because of this, rocks become
    progressively older and thicker with sediment away from the
    axis; Harry Hess and Robert Dietz

    Seven major plates

    1. African plate
    2. Antarctic plate
    3. Eurasian plate
    4. Indo-Australian plate
    5. North American plate
    6. Pacific Plate
    7. South American plate

    Plate boundaries. Sites where plate margins interact

    Three Main Types of Plate Boundaries

    Divergent Plate Boundaries (constructive margins).


    formed when two plates move apart relative to each other

    - Divergent boundaries on the ocean floor manifest


    as the oceanic ridge system

    Convergent Boundaries (destructive margins). sites where


    plates move towards each other, resulting in a collision or
    one plate going under the other in a process called
    subduction

     Oceanic-Continental Plates Convergence.


    Oceanic crust subducts underneath the continental
    crust in a zone called the subduction zone
    - In a subduction zone, partial melting is induced in
    the overlying continental crust, producing volcanic
    activity called continental volcanic arcs. The
    subduction of the oceanic crust usually results in
    large, deep linear depressions on the ocean floor
    called deep-ocean trenches.

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