Lecture 2 at a glance.
•Three types of plate boundaries: Convergent, divergent, transform, each characterised by a particular stress regime.
•Three types of stress regimes: Compression, tension, and shear.
•Three types of deformation: Elastic, brittle, and plastic.
•Convergent plate boundaries:
Compression
Reverse faults and thrusts
Folds (fold and thrust belt)
•Divergent plate boundaries:
Tension
Normal faults (horst and graben)
Volcanism
•Transform plate boundaries:
Shear stress
Strike slip faults
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