Processes that FORM and SHAPE Landforms
Processes that FORM and SHAPE Landforms
Feb 22, 2016
Processes that FORM and SHAPE Landforms. What forms landforms?. Tectonic Plates!. Where are tectonic plates found? -INSIDE the earth -UNDERGROUND - INTERNAL. There are 4 ways tectonic plates move to form landforms... Converge Diverge Subduction Fold. Converge . Converge. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Processes that FORM and SHAPE Landforms
What forms landforms?
There are 4 ways tectonic plates move to form landforms...1. Converge2. Diverge3. Subduction4. Fold
Tectonic Plates!
Where are tectonic plates found?
-INSIDE the earth-UNDERGROUND-INTERNAL
Converge
Converge
Divergence
What’s happening to the Red Sea?
Subduction
Subduction
Fold
http://www.estium-concept.com/en/computer_graphics-geology_MajTectMvt.htm
What shapes landforms?
Weathering and Erosion!
Where does weathering and erosion occur?
ABOVE groundOn the landEXTERNAL
What does weathering mean?
Weathering breaks landforms down…1. Mechanical/Physical:
Weathering breaks landforms down…
Weathering breaks landforms down…
Weathering
2. Chemical
Erosion• What does erosion mean?Carries away parts of the landform!
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