Plate Tectonic Theory
Tectonic Plates
Plate boundaries
Divergent
O-O
mid-oceanic ridge
Volcanoes
C-C
Rift Valley
Block mountain
Convergent
O-O
oceanic trench
volcanoes
C-C
Fold mountain
O-C
oceanic trench
fold mountain
volcanoes
Transform
Earthquakes
Negative impacts (Hazards)
tsunami
huge sea waves
Infrastructure destroyed
Disruption in services
Loss of lives
Magnitude
Other factors that will determine impact of earthquakes
Type of soil
Population density
Level of preparedness
Distance from epicienter
Time of occurence
Convection current
slab-pull force
Structure of the earth
Core
Mantle
Crust
oceanic crust
Continental crust