EVM CHAP 1

GELOGICAL PLATES Dina Afreen Hussain

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MAJOR AND MINOR PLATES
(DEFINITION) ✦KEY ✦
☆The lithosphere is
Earth's solid outer layer,
including the crust and
upper mantle, where
What are Geological Plates. tectonic plates move and
geological activity takes
✦These are large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move around, causing place.
phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. They are also known
as tectonic plates.

MAJOR
★ Major plates are large, rigid
sections of the Earth's
lithosphere that move and
interact along plate
boundaries, shaping the
planet's surface.
MINOR
★Minor plates are smaller
sections of the Earth's lithosphere
that also move and interact along
plate boundaries, but have less
impact on global geology
compared to major plates.
MAJOR PLATES AND MINOR
PLATES(EXAMPLES)
MAJOR PLATES MINOR PLATES
★African Plate ☆Arabian Plate
☆Antartic Plate ★Indian Plate
★Eurasion Plate ☆Cocos Plate
☆North American Plate ★Juan de Fuca Plate
★South American Plate ☆Caribbean Plate
☆Indian-Australian Plate ★Philippine Plate
★Pacific Plate ☆Nazca Plate
★Scotia Plate
 PLATE MOVEMENTS
Plate Movement Definition
Divergent/Cons- Short: Plates move apart, creating new crust
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Boundary Explanation: Plates move away from each other, leading to the formation of new crust as magma
rises from below the Earth's surface. This process occurs at mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys on
continents.
Convergent Short: Plates collide, causing subduction or mountain formation.
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Explanation: : Plates move toward each other, resulting in one plate being forced beneath the other
in a process called subduction. This can lead to the formation of mountain ranges, volcanic activity,
and earthquakes

Transform Short: Plates slide past each other horizontally.

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. Explanation: Plates slide past each other horizontally, neither creating nor destroying lithosphere.
This movement can cause earthquakes.