Lecture-Plate Tectonics and Boundaries-Sci-10 PDF

Summary

This lecture notes explains the theory of plate tectonics and different types of plate boundaries. It describes how plates move and interact, causing various geological phenomena such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain formation, covering the concepts of divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries with examples in the Philippines.

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Philippines is located at and near the junction of 3 major tectonic plates, namely; stable Eurasian Plate to the west, northwest-moving Philippine Sea Plate to the east, and northward-moving Indo- Australian Plate to the south *

Philippines is located at and near the junction of 3 major tectonic plates, namely; stable Eurasian Plate to the west, northwest-moving Philippine Sea Plate to the east, and northward-moving Indo- Australian Plate to the south *

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