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Plate Tectonics - Part 2; Plate Tectonics
Author:
Nate Holz
Part 2 - Plate Tectonics
A look at the theory of plate tectonics with emphasis on the 3 types of plate boundaries.
What you Need to Know...
The theory of plate tectonics
Plate Boundaries
Differences between divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries
The different types of convergent boundaries, like ocean to ocean, ocean to continental, continental to continental
The different types of divergent boundaries; oceanic ridges to continental rifts
The location of the San Andreas Fault along a transform boundary
