Year 12 Research: Plate Tectonics

Research the following, to create a mini portfolio:

1. Young Fold Mountains
2. Rift Valleys
3. Ocean Ridges
4. Deep Sea Trenches
5. Island Arcs

The information you must find about each includes:

• Description for each explaining how it formed
• Where they are located: think about if it is at particular plate margins, give examples
• Diagram of how it formed, or what it looks like now.

You will need to print off this research to use it to revise from for your exams.

Below are some useful links that may assist you in your research:

http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange1/current/lectures/evolving_earth/evolving_earth.html

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/understanding.html