Tectonic Plate Boundaries - Chardon Middle School Team 8A
... Places where plates crash or crunch together are called convergent boundaries. Plates only move a few centimeters each year, so collisions are very slow and last millions of years. Even though plate collisions take a long time, lots of interesting things happen. For example, in the drawing above, an ...
... Places where plates crash or crunch together are called convergent boundaries. Plates only move a few centimeters each year, so collisions are very slow and last millions of years. Even though plate collisions take a long time, lots of interesting things happen. For example, in the drawing above, an ...
Boundary Types (1) PowerPoint
... • Divergent—Boundary where plates move apart (ex: Great Rift Valley—Africa; Mid ocean Ridges) • Convergent—Boundary where plates come together (ex: Himalayan mountains, Japan, and Philippines) • Transform—Boundary where two plates slide along side each other (ex: San Andreas Fault— San Francisco) ...
... • Divergent—Boundary where plates move apart (ex: Great Rift Valley—Africa; Mid ocean Ridges) • Convergent—Boundary where plates come together (ex: Himalayan mountains, Japan, and Philippines) • Transform—Boundary where two plates slide along side each other (ex: San Andreas Fault— San Francisco) ...
3 The Theory of Plate Tectonics Key Terms
... The Theory of Plate Tectonics Objectives After completing the lesson, I will be able to: 1) explain the theory of plate tectonics 2) describe the three types of plate boundaries ...
... The Theory of Plate Tectonics Objectives After completing the lesson, I will be able to: 1) explain the theory of plate tectonics 2) describe the three types of plate boundaries ...
Welcome to the Jeopardy Game Template
... plates move together or crust is destroyed as one plate dives under is called a(n) ________________ boundary. ...
... plates move together or crust is destroyed as one plate dives under is called a(n) ________________ boundary. ...
S waves
... 12. Liquefaction – unconsolidated sediments are saturated with water- earthquakes turn table soil into fluid through this process. 13. Landslide – violent shaking can cause soil and rock on slopes to fail and cause this 14. Crust – thin rocky outer layer of earth 15. Core – center of the earth made ...
... 12. Liquefaction – unconsolidated sediments are saturated with water- earthquakes turn table soil into fluid through this process. 13. Landslide – violent shaking can cause soil and rock on slopes to fail and cause this 14. Crust – thin rocky outer layer of earth 15. Core – center of the earth made ...
Earth and Moon
... is not the same all the way through. A homogeneous planet is the same. • Heating a planet allows movement. • Heavier materials sink to the inside and lighter materials rise. ...
... is not the same all the way through. A homogeneous planet is the same. • Heating a planet allows movement. • Heavier materials sink to the inside and lighter materials rise. ...
Geologic Processes and Features Notes
... 1. ___________ ________________ is where two plates collide to form mountains or one plate riding above the other driving the thinner denser plate down into the mantle creating a ________________ zone. Trenches form at subduction zones. They are the deepest part of the oceans and the lowest points o ...
... 1. ___________ ________________ is where two plates collide to form mountains or one plate riding above the other driving the thinner denser plate down into the mantle creating a ________________ zone. Trenches form at subduction zones. They are the deepest part of the oceans and the lowest points o ...
the_solid_earth
... series of plates that independently " oat" upon the asthenosphere, much like a raft on the ocean. These plates are in constant motion, typically moving a few centimeters a year, and are driven by convection in the mantle. The scienti c theory that describes this phenomenon is called plate tectonics. ...
... series of plates that independently " oat" upon the asthenosphere, much like a raft on the ocean. These plates are in constant motion, typically moving a few centimeters a year, and are driven by convection in the mantle. The scienti c theory that describes this phenomenon is called plate tectonics. ...
Tectonic Plates and Faults in Asia-Pacific
... The Pacific Ring of Fire is a belt of oceanic trenches, island arcs, volcanic mountain ranges and plate movements that encircles the basin of the Pacific Ocean. The ring is home to 90% of the world's earthquakes - 95% if the Alpide belt is included, which runs through Java and Sumatra. The Ring of F ...
... The Pacific Ring of Fire is a belt of oceanic trenches, island arcs, volcanic mountain ranges and plate movements that encircles the basin of the Pacific Ocean. The ring is home to 90% of the world's earthquakes - 95% if the Alpide belt is included, which runs through Java and Sumatra. The Ring of F ...
Benchmark Test Study Guide October 2013 Standard: The student
... •Forms when rocks are changed into different kinds of rocks by great _heat_ and/or _pressure__ – they are _heated_, squeezed, _folded_, or _chemically changed_ changed by contact with hot fluids. ...
... •Forms when rocks are changed into different kinds of rocks by great _heat_ and/or _pressure__ – they are _heated_, squeezed, _folded_, or _chemically changed_ changed by contact with hot fluids. ...
Changes to Earth`s Surface
... erupt many times in a period of more than a million years. Composite - may erupt on and off for as long as a million years. Cinder - have steep sides and erupt for a short period of time. Most are less than ...
... erupt many times in a period of more than a million years. Composite - may erupt on and off for as long as a million years. Cinder - have steep sides and erupt for a short period of time. Most are less than ...
Earth`s Interior
... core is 5500° C (10,000° F) Earth’s surface is 0° C (32° F) Heat flows from the core to the surface ...
... core is 5500° C (10,000° F) Earth’s surface is 0° C (32° F) Heat flows from the core to the surface ...
Earth*s Layers
... of the lithosphere move. Made of solid rock and flows very slowly 3. Lithosphere: outermost part of the mantle. Very rigid. Made of 2 parts: crust and upper part of mantle. (Is divided unto pieces called tectonic plates) ...
... of the lithosphere move. Made of solid rock and flows very slowly 3. Lithosphere: outermost part of the mantle. Very rigid. Made of 2 parts: crust and upper part of mantle. (Is divided unto pieces called tectonic plates) ...
The Earth’s Layers - Welcome to Ms. George's Science Class
... where mantle rock pushes close to the Earth’s surface, such as where lava pours out of active volcanoes on the ocean floor. ...
... where mantle rock pushes close to the Earth’s surface, such as where lava pours out of active volcanoes on the ocean floor. ...
Read the following about the layers of the Earth and answer the
... Studying these waves help seismologists theorize the composition, thickness, density, and phase of the four layers of the Earth. Let’s start our journey to the center of the Earth! In order to make it through, we have to start with the part of the Earth that we live on, the outermost rocky layer cal ...
... Studying these waves help seismologists theorize the composition, thickness, density, and phase of the four layers of the Earth. Let’s start our journey to the center of the Earth! In order to make it through, we have to start with the part of the Earth that we live on, the outermost rocky layer cal ...
Seismic structure of the European crust and upper mantle based on
... We present a new crust and upper mantle model for the European continent and the North Atlantic Ocean, named EU60.It is constructed based on an adjoint-state method and involves 3D variations in elastic wavespeeds, anelastic attenuation, and radial & azimuthal anisotropy. Longwavelength elastic wave ...
... We present a new crust and upper mantle model for the European continent and the North Atlantic Ocean, named EU60.It is constructed based on an adjoint-state method and involves 3D variations in elastic wavespeeds, anelastic attenuation, and radial & azimuthal anisotropy. Longwavelength elastic wave ...
Earth`s Movement - Book Units Teacher
... frosting and turn them around so that two dry edges are next to each other. Push one cracker past the other to simulate a transform plate boundary like the San Andreas fault! ...
... frosting and turn them around so that two dry edges are next to each other. Push one cracker past the other to simulate a transform plate boundary like the San Andreas fault! ...
Powerpoint 1
... 12 Budgies, or parakeets, are one of the most popular pets in the world. Captive budgies come in a variety of colors, including white and blue. Wild budgies live in Australia and are only green and yellow. How might the color of their feathers help the wild budgies to survive? A. It helps them to fi ...
... 12 Budgies, or parakeets, are one of the most popular pets in the world. Captive budgies come in a variety of colors, including white and blue. Wild budgies live in Australia and are only green and yellow. How might the color of their feathers help the wild budgies to survive? A. It helps them to fi ...
Plate Tectonics
... 2. All other earthquakes will happen at _______________________, which are __________________________________________________ or cracks in the Earth that show movement > If the big earthquake is the initial shock, then what are the shakes after and before an earthquake? ________________________ ...
... 2. All other earthquakes will happen at _______________________, which are __________________________________________________ or cracks in the Earth that show movement > If the big earthquake is the initial shock, then what are the shakes after and before an earthquake? ________________________ ...
Our_Dynamic_Earth_2012
... lithosphere - solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust upper part of the mantle; divided into huge pieces called tectonic plates. asthenosphere - solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere; made of mantle rock that flows slowly, which allows tectonic plates to m ...
... lithosphere - solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust upper part of the mantle; divided into huge pieces called tectonic plates. asthenosphere - solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere; made of mantle rock that flows slowly, which allows tectonic plates to m ...
Baltica (proto
... • The collision crumpled the crust, creating a tall mountain range that stretched from Canada to Mexico: the Grenville Mountains. • These mountains are the earliest evidence of mountain building in our region, and ...
... • The collision crumpled the crust, creating a tall mountain range that stretched from Canada to Mexico: the Grenville Mountains. • These mountains are the earliest evidence of mountain building in our region, and ...
Lesson 1 - Plate Tectonics
... 2. The plates moving away from each other down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean (MidAtlantic Ridge) allow magma to escape from below. As the magma cools it forms new crust. This means that the ocean floor is spreading as the plates move apart. 3. When plates collide they can push the crust upwards ...
... 2. The plates moving away from each other down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean (MidAtlantic Ridge) allow magma to escape from below. As the magma cools it forms new crust. This means that the ocean floor is spreading as the plates move apart. 3. When plates collide they can push the crust upwards ...
Powerpoint Review for Core Mantle Crust Test
... The crust that is found on the continents and at the beginning of the oceans (the continental shelf) is ________________. ...
... The crust that is found on the continents and at the beginning of the oceans (the continental shelf) is ________________. ...
Plate tectonics
Plate tectonics (from the Late Latin tectonicus, from the Greek: τεκτονικός ""pertaining to building"") is a scientific theory that describes the large-scale motion of Earth's lithosphere. This theoretical model builds on the concept of continental drift which was developed during the first few decades of the 20th century. The geoscientific community accepted the theory after the concepts of seafloor spreading were later developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s.The lithosphere, which is the rigid outermost shell of a planet (on Earth, the crust and upper mantle), is broken up into tectonic plates. On Earth, there are seven or eight major plates (depending on how they are defined) and many minor plates. Where plates meet, their relative motion determines the type of boundary; convergent, divergent, or transform. Earthquakes, volcanic activity, mountain-building, and oceanic trench formation occur along these plate boundaries. The lateral relative movement of the plates typically varies from zero to 100 mm annually.Tectonic plates are composed of oceanic lithosphere and thicker continental lithosphere, each topped by its own kind of crust. Along convergent boundaries, subduction carries plates into the mantle; the material lost is roughly balanced by the formation of new (oceanic) crust along divergent margins by seafloor spreading. In this way, the total surface of the globe remains the same. This prediction of plate tectonics is also referred to as the conveyor belt principle. Earlier theories (that still have some supporters) propose gradual shrinking (contraction) or gradual expansion of the globe.Tectonic plates are able to move because the Earth's lithosphere has greater strength than the underlying asthenosphere. Lateral density variations in the mantle result in convection. Plate movement is thought to be driven by a combination of the motion of the seafloor away from the spreading ridge (due to variations in topography and density of the crust, which result in differences in gravitational forces) and drag, with downward suction, at the subduction zones. Another explanation lies in the different forces generated by the rotation of the globe and the tidal forces of the Sun and Moon. The relative importance of each of these factors and their relationship to each other is unclear, and still the subject of much debate.