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Environmental · L4 · Plate tectonics: mechanisms, evidence, and Earth's dynamic crust · flowchart

by @openstemUpdated Environmental
Divergent boundaryConvergent boundary(ocean-continent)Transform boundaryMid-ocean ridgeMagma upwells,new crust createdPlates spread apartat 2–18 cm/yrOceanic plate subductsinto mantle trenchVolcanic arc formson overriding plateWadati-Benioff zoneof deep earthquakesPlates grind laterallypast each otherShallow earthquakesno crust created/destroyed

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