https://padlet.com/ellisro/cprdxilgt9ba A learning tool to teach people about plate tectonics en-us 2019-03-27 15:35:38 UTC 2026-01-31 18:47:04 UTC hello@padlet.com ellisro https://padlet.com/ellisro/cprdxilgt9ba/wish/345760356 Continental Drift is the theory that all Earth's tectonic plates have moved or "drifted" over time.]]> 2019-03-27 15:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ellisro/cprdxilgt9ba/wish/345760356 forbesta https://padlet.com/ellisro/cprdxilgt9ba/wish/345761688 The continents formed a single landmass called pangaea and ended up drifting apart to their present locations.]]> 2019-03-27 15:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ellisro/cprdxilgt9ba/wish/345761688 ellisro https://padlet.com/ellisro/cprdxilgt9ba/wish/345761833 Source]]> 2019-03-27 15:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ellisro/cprdxilgt9ba/wish/345761833 ellisro https://padlet.com/ellisro/cprdxilgt9ba/wish/345768005 Tectonic plates are always moving.  This motion is extremely slow, about as fast as your fingernails grow.  This slow motion over millions of years moves continents many miles apart, and still continues to do so.  This Motion is caused by convection currents in the athenosphere. There are three main types of tectonic plate boundaries; divergent, convergent and transform.  Divergent basically means that the plates move apart.  Convergent basically means that the plates move together.  Transform basically means that the plates move alongside one another.  All these motions result in different geologic occurrences.]]> 2019-03-27 15:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ellisro/cprdxilgt9ba/wish/345768005 ellisro https://padlet.com/ellisro/cprdxilgt9ba/wish/345771006 Tectonic Plates move because of convection currents in the asthenosphere.  Tectonic plates float on top of the asthenosphere, and therefore shift about as it flows.  This motion is extremely slow, moving only a few centimeters each year.    Source ]]> 2019-03-27 15:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ellisro/cprdxilgt9ba/wish/345771006 forbesta https://padlet.com/ellisro/cprdxilgt9ba/wish/345772675 Two tectonic plates moving apart are known as diverging plates.  Two or more plates moving apart form a divergent boundary. This creates new seafloor and causes ocean ridges and rift valleys.]]> 2019-03-27 15:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ellisro/cprdxilgt9ba/wish/345772675 ellisro https://padlet.com/ellisro/cprdxilgt9ba/wish/345918777 Convergent Boundaries are formed when two or more plates are moving together.  Two or more plates moving together are called converging plates.  This type of boundary causes the subduction of plates and the formation of mountain ranges.]]> 2019-03-27 22:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ellisro/cprdxilgt9ba/wish/345918777 ellisro https://padlet.com/ellisro/cprdxilgt9ba/wish/345920311 Two plates sliding past one another are known as transforming plates.  This boundary is known as a transform boundary.  These types of boundaries often cause earthquakes and other types of geologic distress.]]> 2019-03-27 22:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ellisro/cprdxilgt9ba/wish/345920311