AP Rhetorical Devices Examples: loose sentence(non-periodic) sentence, and a periodic sentence. LOOSE SENTENCE - begins with a main clause that is followed by phrases and/or clauses that modify the main clause. These phrases or clauses add information to the main or independent clause.
As the tectonic plates move the continents to different locations, new mountains can form. These mountains can change the flow of air across the globe leading to changes in precipitation. Also, if the tectonic plate moves to a different latitude, the temperature will also change.
Plate Tectonics. Plate tectonics is the movement of the Earth's crust through convection currents that occur in the mantle. Divergent plate boundaries occur where hot magma rises to the surface, pushing the plates apart. The mid-ocean ridges form at divergent plate boundaries.