The document describes three types of plate boundaries: divergent boundaries where plates move apart, convergent boundaries where plates collide, and transform boundaries where plates slide past one another. It provides examples of specific boundaries for each type, describing their locations. It then discusses phenomena associated with each boundary type, giving an example for each: seafloor spreading and the development of rift valleys for divergent boundaries, volcanic activity and earthquakes from convergence along with the 2011 Japan tsunami, and shallow quakes and rock displacement from the Sagaing Fault as a transform boundary.
The document describes three types of plate boundaries: divergent boundaries where plates move apart, convergent boundaries where plates collide, and transform boundaries where plates slide past one another. It provides examples of specific boundaries for each type, describing their locations. It then discusses phenomena associated with each boundary type, giving an example for each: seafloor spreading and the development of rift valleys for divergent boundaries, volcanic activity and earthquakes from convergence along with the 2011 Japan tsunami, and shallow quakes and rock displacement from the Sagaing Fault as a transform boundary.
The document describes three types of plate boundaries: divergent boundaries where plates move apart, convergent boundaries where plates collide, and transform boundaries where plates slide past one another. It provides examples of specific boundaries for each type, describing their locations. It then discusses phenomena associated with each boundary type, giving an example for each: seafloor spreading and the development of rift valleys for divergent boundaries, volcanic activity and earthquakes from convergence along with the 2011 Japan tsunami, and shallow quakes and rock displacement from the Sagaing Fault as a transform boundary.
A. Divergent Plate Boundaries Mid-Atlantic Ridge Red Sea Rift East Pacific Rise B. Convergent Plate Boundaries Pacific Ring of Fire Continental/Continental: The Himalayas. Mariana Trench C. Transform Fault Boundaries San Andreas Fault Queen Charlotte Fault The West Valley Fault II. Identify the location of your answer in question no.1 A. Divergent Plate Boundaries Mid-Atlantic Ridge - It is a mid-ocean ridge that runs along the Atlantic Ocean's floor and is a piece of the world's longest mountain range. Red Sea Rift - Located near Egypt, the divergence of the African Plate and the Arabian Plate resulted in the formation of the Red Sea Rift. It changed from being a continental rift to an oceanic rift. East Pacific Rise - Located along the bottom of the Pacific Ocean B. Convergent Plate Boundaries Pacific Ring of Fire - The Ring extends from South America to Japan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and New Zealand before descending through North America, the Bering Strait, and South America. Continental/Continental: The Himalayas - The towering Himalayas, which span 2,900 km along Tibet's and India's shared border, are among the most striking and obvious products of plate-tectonic forces. Mariana Trench - The Mariana Trench, also known as the Marianas Trench, is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth and is situated in the western Pacific Ocean about 200 kilometers east of the Mariana Islands. C. Transform Fault Boundaries San Andreas Fault - Approximately 1,200 kilometers of the San Andreas Fault, a continental transform fault, run across California. Queen Charlotte Fault - This one is located in British Colombia. The West Valley Fault - From Doa Remedios Trinidad in Bulacan in the north, it extends through the provinces of Rizal, the cities of Quezon, Marikina, Pasig, Makati, Taguig, and Muntinlupa in Metro Manila, as well as the provinces of Cavite and Laguna before coming to a stop in Canlubang. III. Give Example of Phenomena caused by the movement of the 3 types of plate boundaries A. Divergent Plate Boundaries - Divergent plate Boundaries cause a phenomena called Seafloor Spreading. EXAMPLE: 1. The Great Rift Valley in Africa, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden - Divergent plate motion caused all of them to develop.
B. Convergent Plate Boundaries - Volcanic activity, earthquakes, the
creation of mountains, and subduction are among the geologic phenomena that take place at convergent borders. EXAMPLE: 1. The Tsunami off coast of Japan - This occurred along the convergent boundary of the Eurasian plate and Pacific Plate and caused 16,000 fatalities and US$360 billion in damage.
C. Transform Fault Boundaries – Transform Fault Boundaries as I
know at a transform plate border, the grinding motion between the plates causes shallow earthquakes, significant lateral rock displacement, and a broad zone of crustal deformation. EXAMPLE: 1. Sagaing Fault - The Sagaing Fault, primarily a continental right- lateral transform fault between the Indian Plate and Sunda Plate, is a significant fault in Burma.