1. Tectonic Plates-板块(bǎnkuài)
A plate may include continents, parts of the ocean floor, or both.
formed where two plates collide (move toward each other). This can build mountains by folding, tilting, or lifting the crust.
3.Transform Plate boundary/Sliding plate boundary 转换型板块边界(zhuǎnhuànxíngbǎnkuàibiānjiè) When two plates slide past each other in opposite directions. Part of California sits on a sliding plate boundary. It will cause EARTHQUAKE 4. Spreading plate boundaries/Divergent plate boundary 离散型板块边界(lísànxíngbǎnkuàibiānjiè) Plates move away from each other , usually oceanic plates.
5. Fault-断层(duàncéng) A crack or break in Earth's crust 6. Uplift-抬升(táishēng) A rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) |