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Eurasian plate North American plate Eurasian plate Juan de Fuca plate Caribbean plate Arabian plate Mid-Atlantic Rides Philippine plate Сосоs plate Galabagos Pacific plate African plate Australian- Indian plate Ridge Nazca plate South American plate Southeast Indian Rid Australian-Indian plate Chile Ridge Souttwest indian Ridge Scotia plate Antarctic, plate Continental volcanic arc Oceanic Transform Oceanic ridge plate boundary ridge Spreading center Subduction zone Trench Oceanic crust Continental lithosphere subducting lithos phere Oceanic Iithosphere Oceanic Iithosphere Melting Asthenosphere Asthenosphere B. Convergent plate boundary C. Transform plate boundary- A. Divergent plate boundary - Figure 5.10 Earth's major lithospheric plates The block diagrams below the map illustrate divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries. Mid-Ind ndian Riage asta East Pacific

Eurasian plate North American plate Eurasian plate Juan de Fuca plate Caribbean plate Arabian plate Mid-Atlantic Rides Philippine plate Сосоs plate Galabagos Pacific plate African plate Australian- Indian plate Ridge Nazca plate South American plate Southeast Indian Rid Australian-Indian plate Chile Ridge Souttwest indian Ridge Scotia plate Antarctic, plate Continental volcanic arc Oceanic Transform Oceanic ridge plate boundary ridge Spreading center Subduction zone Trench Oceanic crust Continental lithosphere subducting lithos phere Oceanic Iithosphere Oceanic Iithosphere Melting Asthenosphere Asthenosphere B. Convergent plate boundary C. Transform plate boundary- A. Divergent plate boundary - Figure 5.10 Earth's major lithospheric plates The block diagrams below the map illustrate divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries. Mid-Ind ndian Riage asta East Pacific

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN:9780134746241
Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
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The accompanying map shows the locations of many of the largest
earthquakes in the world since 1900. Refer to the map of Earth’s plate
boundaries in Figure 5.10, page 151, and determine which type of
plate boundary is most often associated with these destructive events. 

Eurasian plate North American plate Eurasian plate Juan de Fuca plate Caribbean plate Arabian plate Mid-Atlantic Rides Philippine plate Сосоs plate Galabagos Pacific plate African plate Australian- Indian plate Ridge Nazca plate South American plate Southeast Indian Rid Australian-Indian plate Chile Ridge Souttwest indian Ridge Scotia plate Antarctic, plate Continental volcanic arc Oceanic Transform Oceanic ridge plate boundary ridge Spreading center Subduction zone Trench Oceanic crust Continental lithosphere subducting lithos phere Oceanic Iithosphere Oceanic Iithosphere Melting Asthenosphere Asthenosphere B. Convergent plate boundary C. Transform plate boundary- A. Divergent plate boundary - Figure 5.10 Earth's major lithospheric plates The block diagrams below the map illustrate divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries. Mid-Ind ndian Riage asta East Pacific
Transcribed Image Text:Eurasian plate North American plate Eurasian plate Juan de Fuca plate Caribbean plate Arabian plate Mid-Atlantic Rides Philippine plate Сосоs plate Galabagos Pacific plate African plate Australian- Indian plate Ridge Nazca plate South American plate Southeast Indian Rid Australian-Indian plate Chile Ridge Souttwest indian Ridge Scotia plate Antarctic, plate Continental volcanic arc Oceanic Transform Oceanic ridge plate boundary ridge Spreading center Subduction zone Trench Oceanic crust Continental lithosphere subducting lithos phere Oceanic Iithosphere Oceanic Iithosphere Melting Asthenosphere Asthenosphere B. Convergent plate boundary C. Transform plate boundary- A. Divergent plate boundary - Figure 5.10 Earth's major lithospheric plates The block diagrams below the map illustrate divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries. Mid-Ind ndian Riage asta East Pacific
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