A divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.

Along
these boundaries, earthquakes are common and magma (molten rock) rises from the Earth's
mantle to the surface, solidifying to create new oceanic crust. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an
example of divergent plate boundaries.

Products:
Rift Valleys
Ridges

A transform boundary causes a fault between two plates of the lithosphere, which slide past
one another. Transform boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each other.
At transform boundaries lithosphere is neither created nor destroyed. Many transform
boundaries are found on the sea floor, where they connect segments of diverging mid-ocean
ridges. California's San Andreas fault is a transform boundary.

A convergent boundary (also known as a destructive boundary) is an area on Earth where

two or more lithospheric plates collide/when two plates come together. One plate eventually
slides beneath the other, a process known as subduction. The subduction zone can be
defined by a plane where many earthquakes occur, called the Wadati-Benioff zone.

Three types of continental:

Continental vs. Continental
Oceanic to Oceanic
Continental vs. Oceanic

Give the meaning of the following:

Valleys - are long, areas that can typically be found between hills and mountains. They are
often formed by the erosion of land over time by ice (glacial erosion) or a source of moving
water, such as a river or stream.
Ridges - a long narrow raised land formation with sloping sides one formed by the meeting
of two faces of a mountain or of a mountain buttress or spur. Any long narrow raised strip or
elevation, as on a fabric in ploughed land.

Hotspots - is a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth. A line
of volcanoes develops as a plate moves over a spot, much as a line of melted wax forms as a
sheet of waxed paper is moved slowly over a burning candle.

Trenches - a long cut in the ground

Subduction Zone - are where Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle, at rates of a
few to several centimeters per year. Happens when oceanic and continental collide.
Faults - is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. Faults allow the
blocks to move relative to each other. This movement may occur rapidly, in the form of an
earthquake - or may occur slowly, in the form of creep. Faults may range in length from a
few millimeters to thousands of kilometers.

What can you say about plates?

Made up of large rocks/seperal segments of lithosphere Convection current causes the
tectonic plates to move
Plate Boundary - edges where tectonic plates are interacting

Different Scenarios:
Continental vs. Continental
Oceanic vs. Oceanic
Oceanic vs. Continental

What are products when two oceanic in collision?

Ridges - diverge - new Crust is formed
Trenches - depression of the ocean floor

When two continental plates in collision?

Mountain Ranges -connected

Continental vs. Oceanic

Volcanic Arcs
Earthquake
Trenches

Pangaea - single super continental and divided into 7 major

What are the bases of the scientists in dividing plates?

The occurence of earthquakes, volcanism
Out of the three scenarios/convergent boundaries which is the destructive?
Oceanic and continental
What is the reason of that tectonic plates dive?
Because of the density

Difference of Seismograph, Seismogram, Seismology

Seismograph - is the instrument to be used in measuring earthquakes
Seismogram - records of earthquakes
Seismology - study of Earthquake
Seismologist-the one who study

Primary Wave - fastest

Secondary

New Crust is formed/product of divergent boundary

Primary - type of sources shows authenticity and are written at a certain time or

period of research

- Speeches

- Government records

- Video recording

- Photographs

- Communication

- Information from eye witness

Secondary - provide information, discussion, and/or interpretation of the evidence

- Commentaries critic
- Evaluation
- History
- Journals
- Magazine (not portraying infro. Fr. Eye witness)

Accuracy – Information should be reliable, useful, free from flaws, and of high quality
Completeness – Information should provide all needed details
Timeliness – Information should be up-to-date
Consistency – Information should be consistent for it to be considered accurate and
useful
Relevance – Information should suit the demand, needs and interests of the readers.
Uniqueness –Information should be distinct