PLATE

TECTONICS
Miss Juliet I. Villaruel
Teacher
Plate Boundaries
Theborder between two tectonic plates is
called a boundary.
Different Types of Plate
Boundaries
Divergent Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
Transform Fault Boundary
DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY

The zone where two lithospheric

plates move apart creating a
zone of tension.
Also known as constructive
boundary
Iceland: An example of continental drifting
Icelandhas a divergent
plate boundary running
through its middle
 CONVERGENT PLATE
BOUNDARY
This type of plate boundary is also called
destructive plate boundary.
It occurs when two plates are pushing
toward each other.
Has 3 types:
Oceanic to continental
Oceanic to oceanic
Continental to continental
Andes Mountains,
South America
TRANSFORM FAULT BOUNDARY
The plates slide or grind past each other.
This boundary is also called conservative
boundary.
This boundary creates fault.
San Andreas
Fault, CA
Group Activity
Each group will create a graphic
organizer showing the three distinct types
of plate boundaries.
State also some definitions for each type.
QUIZ
From the image presented,
identify the type of plate
boundaries shown by the following
plates.
1. North American Plate and Eurasian Plate
2. South American Plate and African Plate
3. Philippine Plate and Eurasian Plate
4. African Plate and Antarctic Plate
5. Nazca Plate and South American Plate
Answer
Divergent Plate Boundary
Divergent Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
Transform Fault Plate Boundary
Convergent Plate Boundary
Assignment
Bringthe following materials:
modeling clay
2 blocks of wood