The movement of the plates is typically one centimeter per year. Surprising? An example of plate tectonics is convergent and divergent boundaries. These are two BIG phenomenon's that happen when the boundaries collide and move apart. A result from plate movement can be Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, the formation of mountains, ect. You can see a volcanic eruption in our video bar.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Plate Tectonics
PLATE TECTONICS is a MIGHTY event. This is a term used in geology when parts of the earth's crust, or plates, move apart or closer together. This is caused by HUGE, MASSIVE convection currents. These convection currents drive the plates, and they move away from each other at the rate that fingernails GROW. The movement of the plates is typically one centimeter per year. Surprising? An example of plate tectonics is convergent and divergent boundaries. These are two BIG phenomenon's that happen when the boundaries collide and move apart. A result from plate movement can be Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, the formation of mountains, ect. You can see a volcanic eruption in our video bar.
The movement of the plates is typically one centimeter per year. Surprising? An example of plate tectonics is convergent and divergent boundaries. These are two BIG phenomenon's that happen when the boundaries collide and move apart. A result from plate movement can be Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, the formation of mountains, ect. You can see a volcanic eruption in our video bar.
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