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plate tectonics

• What types of plates are there? 
  
• How can these plates move?
  
• What are the consequences of plate movements?

The earth consist of different plates.

There are 3

different types of plate movements 

• divergent 
• convergent
• transform

Continental & oceanic plates

Basalt

Granite

Oceanic plate:

• basalt
• heavy
• The most parts -> under oceans

Continental plate

• granite
• light
• consists -> largest part of land

Continental & Oceanic plate

Basalt

Granite

The heavier oceanic plate dives under the lighter continental plate.

                        Subduction

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Transform plate movement

2 plates move past each other

          Earthquakes

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Convergent plate movement

2 plates move towards each other:

2 continental plates 

• mountain formation 
• earthquake
  

Continental & Oceanic Plate 

• Deep Sea Trench 
• Earthquake 
• Volcanoes

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Divergent plate movement

• 2 plates move apart
• Land - The piece of land between 2 slabs collapses. - (it fills with water)
• Sea - Magma rises - volcanism - Origin of mid-ocean ridge
  

Divergente plaatbeweging

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1. magma komt omhoog

2. vulkanisme

3. ontstaan mid-oceanische rug

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