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viernes, 15 de abril de 2016

plate tectonics

1-Write a definition for the following concepts and add an image to clarify your ocean trenches: Long narrow steep - sided depresion in earths oceanic crust , above subduction zone.

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Mis-ocean ridge: An elevated region with a central valley on ocean floor at the boundary between two divergin tectonics plates.


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Fault (tectonic):In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock, across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock mass movement
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San Andreas Fault:the San Andreas Fault, marks the slippery yet sticky boundary between two of Earth's tectonic plates. It is responsible for the biggest earthquakes in California, up to at least magnitude.
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Formation of Island: An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys.














Formation of Mountains: were formed as a result of Earth's tectonic plates smashing together.

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explanation:ocean trenches,mid-ocean ridge,fault,San Andreas fault,formation of islands and formation of mountains



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