plate-tectonics-pre-test-study-guide
... Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Date __________________________ Hour ____________ Study Guide - Plate Tectonics ______ 1. The youngest part of the ocean floor is found ______ a. along deep sea trenches c. near ocean ridges ...
... Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Date __________________________ Hour ____________ Study Guide - Plate Tectonics ______ 1. The youngest part of the ocean floor is found ______ a. along deep sea trenches c. near ocean ridges ...
Ch9.1 - What Is the Ocean Floor Like (Part 1)
... s The next-largest region is the Atlantic Ocean. s The Atlantic reaches from the Americas to Europe and Africa. s It is shallow, compared to other oceans. ...
... s The next-largest region is the Atlantic Ocean. s The Atlantic reaches from the Americas to Europe and Africa. s It is shallow, compared to other oceans. ...
Adv-Plate-Tectonics-Essay-formative-assess
... minerals align in the opposite direction. The record of magnetic reversals is carried away from each side of the spreading center of a mid-ocean ridge, showing that the molten rock is creating new lithosphere. ...
... minerals align in the opposite direction. The record of magnetic reversals is carried away from each side of the spreading center of a mid-ocean ridge, showing that the molten rock is creating new lithosphere. ...
The History of Plate Tectonics
... Many scientists have explored the idea that the continents have not always been in the same positions they are in today. In 1596, the map maker Abraham Ortelius suggested that if a person simply looked at the continents on a map, one could see that they fit together. In the early 1900’s, many scient ...
... Many scientists have explored the idea that the continents have not always been in the same positions they are in today. In 1596, the map maker Abraham Ortelius suggested that if a person simply looked at the continents on a map, one could see that they fit together. In the early 1900’s, many scient ...
Powerpoint
... Western part of California will separate from North America along the San Andreas fault and become a separate microcontinent Mediterranean will close as the African and Eurasian Plates collide Subduction may occur along the East coast of North America All of the Earth’s landmasses may reunite into a ...
... Western part of California will separate from North America along the San Andreas fault and become a separate microcontinent Mediterranean will close as the African and Eurasian Plates collide Subduction may occur along the East coast of North America All of the Earth’s landmasses may reunite into a ...
Evidence for plate tectonics
... southern continents best explained by their reconstruction into Gondwanaland • Coal beds of North America and Europe support reconstruction into Laurasia ...
... southern continents best explained by their reconstruction into Gondwanaland • Coal beds of North America and Europe support reconstruction into Laurasia ...
Tectonic Plates - Reading packet
... Several things can happen at these boundaries, depending on the types of plates that collide. Continental lithosphere is less dense and thicker than oceanic lithosphere. When a continental plate meets an oceanic plate, the oceanic plate bends and moves under the continental plate. Subduction is the ...
... Several things can happen at these boundaries, depending on the types of plates that collide. Continental lithosphere is less dense and thicker than oceanic lithosphere. When a continental plate meets an oceanic plate, the oceanic plate bends and moves under the continental plate. Subduction is the ...
PLATE TECTONICS STUDY GUIDE
... crust. solid, pieces, basalt, more dense, float 4. Asthenosphere - the partially melted part of the mantle that contains convection currents that move the crustal plates. 5. circular arrows = convection currents, left 2 surface arrows = moving apart, right 2 surface arrows = moving toward, circular ...
... crust. solid, pieces, basalt, more dense, float 4. Asthenosphere - the partially melted part of the mantle that contains convection currents that move the crustal plates. 5. circular arrows = convection currents, left 2 surface arrows = moving apart, right 2 surface arrows = moving toward, circular ...
PowerPoint - Cal State LA - Instructional Web Server
... Continental Drift Evidence Researchers noted geographic fit of continents – e.g. Africa and S. America – Atlantic formed by separation of Africa from S. America Seuss, 1885, proposed super continent by studying fossils, rocks, mountains Wegener and Taylor, early 1900’s, proposed continental d ...
... Continental Drift Evidence Researchers noted geographic fit of continents – e.g. Africa and S. America – Atlantic formed by separation of Africa from S. America Seuss, 1885, proposed super continent by studying fossils, rocks, mountains Wegener and Taylor, early 1900’s, proposed continental d ...
Plate Tectonics Earth`s Interior I. Inside Earth a. Earth`s
... i. Fossil – any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock. ii. Glossopteris fossils, a fernlike plant that lived 250 million years ago, have been found in rocks in Africa, South America, Australia, India and Antarctica. iii. Fossils of freshwater reptiles, Mesosaurus and Lystrosau ...
... i. Fossil – any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock. ii. Glossopteris fossils, a fernlike plant that lived 250 million years ago, have been found in rocks in Africa, South America, Australia, India and Antarctica. iii. Fossils of freshwater reptiles, Mesosaurus and Lystrosau ...
Earth Science
... continents were once joined together in a single landmass - Pangaea - and have since drifted apart. Alfred Wegener ...
... continents were once joined together in a single landmass - Pangaea - and have since drifted apart. Alfred Wegener ...
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Webquest
... 2. The type of convergence -- called by some a very slow "collision" -- that takes place between plates depends on the kind of lithosphere involved. Convergence can occur between what types of plates? a) __________________________________________________________ b) __________________________________ ...
... 2. The type of convergence -- called by some a very slow "collision" -- that takes place between plates depends on the kind of lithosphere involved. Convergence can occur between what types of plates? a) __________________________________________________________ b) __________________________________ ...
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Webquest - Mamanakis
... 2. The type of convergence -- called by some a very slow "collision" -- that takes place between plates depends on the kind of lithosphere involved. Convergence can occur between what types of plates? a) b) c) Scroll down to: Oceanic-continental convergence 3. Off the coast of South America along th ...
... 2. The type of convergence -- called by some a very slow "collision" -- that takes place between plates depends on the kind of lithosphere involved. Convergence can occur between what types of plates? a) b) c) Scroll down to: Oceanic-continental convergence 3. Off the coast of South America along th ...
SOL 5.6 Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems (Oceans)
... rise. Deeper than the shelf and has a steep incline. ...
... rise. Deeper than the shelf and has a steep incline. ...
Getting to Know: Development of Plate Tectonic Theory
... Then, approximately 100 years ago, a scientist ...
... Then, approximately 100 years ago, a scientist ...
Getting to Know: Development of Plate Tectonic Theory
... Then, approximately 100 years ago, a scientist ...
... Then, approximately 100 years ago, a scientist ...
Ocean Bathymetry and Plate Tectonics
... The bathymetry of the ocean floor reflects plate tectonics processes associated with global-scale mantle convection. There are three types of plate boundaries each producing a characteristic type of seafloor bathymetry. The ridge axes represent a singular point in the system where the upwelling magm ...
... The bathymetry of the ocean floor reflects plate tectonics processes associated with global-scale mantle convection. There are three types of plate boundaries each producing a characteristic type of seafloor bathymetry. The ridge axes represent a singular point in the system where the upwelling magm ...
Chapter 21 The Geology of the Paleozoic Era
... c. removal of carbon dioxide from coal formation. d. All of the above. 11. Extreme aridity in the late Permian Period resulted from: a. a single large, wide landmass extending from pole to pole. b. removal of carbon dioxide from limestone ...
... c. removal of carbon dioxide from coal formation. d. All of the above. 11. Extreme aridity in the late Permian Period resulted from: a. a single large, wide landmass extending from pole to pole. b. removal of carbon dioxide from limestone ...
Lesson 1
... depending on the entry of freshwater streams, precipitation, and rate of evaporation. The ocean has three temperature layers by depth. The top layer, or surface zone, is the ...
... depending on the entry of freshwater streams, precipitation, and rate of evaporation. The ocean has three temperature layers by depth. The top layer, or surface zone, is the ...
Where the African plate and the South American plate meet is:
... 2C Describe the general theory of Plate Tectonics The most famous version of the Theory of Continental Drift was proposed in 1912 by: Alfred Wegener Alfred Wegener thought: PLATE TECTONICS Earth surface: Rigid lithosphere plates: Plates include: Describe the evidence for plate tectonics 1. The Earth ...
... 2C Describe the general theory of Plate Tectonics The most famous version of the Theory of Continental Drift was proposed in 1912 by: Alfred Wegener Alfred Wegener thought: PLATE TECTONICS Earth surface: Rigid lithosphere plates: Plates include: Describe the evidence for plate tectonics 1. The Earth ...
Mr. Phillips Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics Reading Questions
... a. seafloor spreading b. plate tectonics ___10. The theory of Plate Tectonics was introduced approximately ___ years ago. a. 15 b. 30-40 c. 75 d. 100 ___11. The idea that continents have moved horizontally through the seafloor is called ___. a. continental drift b. continental slope c. magnetism d. ...
... a. seafloor spreading b. plate tectonics ___10. The theory of Plate Tectonics was introduced approximately ___ years ago. a. 15 b. 30-40 c. 75 d. 100 ___11. The idea that continents have moved horizontally through the seafloor is called ___. a. continental drift b. continental slope c. magnetism d. ...
Continental Drift - Ms. Mosley
... Wegener never figured out how the continents moved, but his work led the way for other scientists. These scientists used new technology to collect information. They measured the ocean floor, recorded earthquakes, and studied the Earth’s magnetic fields. They used the things they learned to form a t ...
... Wegener never figured out how the continents moved, but his work led the way for other scientists. These scientists used new technology to collect information. They measured the ocean floor, recorded earthquakes, and studied the Earth’s magnetic fields. They used the things they learned to form a t ...
Student Notes
... 2. Where is the asthenosphere and how is it different than the lithosphere -layer below the lithosphere that is _________________ (seismic waves slow down here) -up to __________________ C. History of a Theory 1. What is Gondwanaland, who proposed this idea? -Eduard Suess proposed idea in 1909 that ...
... 2. Where is the asthenosphere and how is it different than the lithosphere -layer below the lithosphere that is _________________ (seismic waves slow down here) -up to __________________ C. History of a Theory 1. What is Gondwanaland, who proposed this idea? -Eduard Suess proposed idea in 1909 that ...
Pangaea
Pangaea or Pangea (/pænˈdʒiːə/) was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It assembled from earlier continental units approximately 300 million years ago, and it began to break apart about 175 million years ago. In contrast to the present Earth and its distribution of continental mass, much of Pangaea was in the southern hemisphere and surrounded by a super ocean, Panthalassa. Pangaea was the last supercontinent to have existed and the first to be reconstructed by geologists.