Don't know anything about Tectonic Plates? Well, that's all your fault. Here, I will explain some groundbreaking facts about plates that will leave you shaken to the core.
i wonder how many people already left due to those puns...
i wonder how many people already left due to those puns...
CONVERGENT BOUNDARY!
Don't let the pressure set in, as the tension is about to snap at our first topic, Convergent Boundaries.
When two plates collide, or converge, one usually slides under the other. The one that sinks usually is either older or is oceanic. Whale then, it seems like everything in the ocean floats except the ocean itself. I bet you can sea what I did there, and I am shore about it. When two oceanic plates collide, they sink down together, forming Mid-Ocean Ridges. These are mountain ranges full of underwater volcanoes. When two land plates collide, mountains form. Fault-Block mountains from when the plates snap and crack, and folded mountains form when the plates bend and shift. SCIENCE!
When two plates collide, or converge, one usually slides under the other. The one that sinks usually is either older or is oceanic. Whale then, it seems like everything in the ocean floats except the ocean itself. I bet you can sea what I did there, and I am shore about it. When two oceanic plates collide, they sink down together, forming Mid-Ocean Ridges. These are mountain ranges full of underwater volcanoes. When two land plates collide, mountains form. Fault-Block mountains from when the plates snap and crack, and folded mountains form when the plates bend and shift. SCIENCE!
DIVERGENT BOUNDARIES!
When plates move away from eachother, Divergent Boundaries are formed. Trenches usually form here as well, eating away at the plate, chipping and melting it bit by bit. A famous trench is the Marianna Trench.
Transformers- I mean Transform Boundaries
Transform Boundaries are formed when two plates slide past eachother. Earthquakes are frequent in such areas, causing many buildings to be reinforced. A famous example is the San Andreas Fault. AND NO IT WOULDNT END THE WORLD IF A HUGE EARTHQUAKE STRUCK THERE. Stupid Hollywood, making really good yet inaccurate movies...