Africa and Arabia are treated as one continent. Using your knowledge of longitude and latitude give your estimation as to the amount and direction of movement for each continent. North America has also rotated counter clockwise. List the major plates. The ways in which the plates interact with one another is dependent upon their relative motion and whether they are composed of oceanic crust or continental crust.
Plates move away from, toward, or slide past one another.
Complete the chart below by filling in the missing information. One type of boundary has been completed for you. From today s lab, explain why California is earthquake-prone and what major tectonic feature is responsible for this activity. Architects and Engineers must take into account external forces that a structure may be subjected to during its lifetime.