Lithospheric plates
Learning objectives
- To observe the arrangement of the lithospheric plates and their respective movements.
- To make the connection between the ocean floor’s topography, seismic and volcanic activity, the age of ocean floors and geothermic waves.
Different types of observations related to lithospheric plates:
- locations of plates.
- topography.
- age of the ocean floor.
- locations of recent seismic activity and active volcanism.
- geothermic waves emerging from the Earth.
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