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Global distribution of earthquakes Fig. 2.13 Plate tectonics theory Lithospheric plates “float” on the asthenosphere Large scale geologic features occur at plate boundaries Two major tectonic forces Slab pull Slab suction Types of plate boundaries Divergent Convergent Transform Fig. 2.14 Divergent boundary features Plates move apart Mid-ocean ridge Rift valley New ocean floor created Shallow earthquakes Fig. 2.15 Fig. 2.17 Divergent boundary features Types of spreading centers Oceanic rise Fast-spreading Gentle slopes Oceanic ridge Slow-spreading Steep slopes Ultra-slow Deep rift valley Widely scattered volcanoes Convergent boundary features Plates move toward each other Oceanic crust destroyed Ocean trench Volcanic arc Deep earthquakes Fig. 2.20 Types of convergent boundaries Oceanic-continental convergence Ocean plate subducted Continental arc Oceanic trench Deep earthquakes Fig. 2.21a,b Types of convergent boundaries Continental-continental convergence Uplifted mountain ranges Deep earthquakes Fig. 2.22 Transform boundary features Offsets oriented perpendicular to midocean ridge Segments of plates slide past each other Offsets permit mid-ocean ridge to move apart at different rates Shallow but strong earthquakes Types of transform faults Oceanic—wholly in ocean floor Continental—extends from mid-ocean ridge across continent Fig. 2-23 Applications of plate tectonics model to intraplate features Mantle plumes and hotspots Volcanic islands within a plate Island chains Systematic variation of age Record ancient plate motions Fig. 2.24 Applications of plate tectonics model to intraplate features Fig. 2.25 Applications of plate tectonics model to intraplate features Seamounts and tablemounts Subsidence of flanks of mid-ocean ridge Wave erosion may flatten seamount Fig. 2.26 Applications of plate tectonics model to intraplate features Coral reefs associated with subsiding seafloor Fringing Barrier Atoll Coral reef development Fig. 2.27 Measuring plate motion by satellites Fig. 2.30 Paleo- reconstructions Fig. 2.31 World map 50 million years from now Fig. 2.32 Wilson cycle Fig. 2.33 End of CHAPTER 2 Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor