Tectonic Plates
... Basic Premise of Plate Tectonics • Earth’s crust is divided into plates • Plates move relative to one another (at 1-15 cm/yr) • Deformation is concentrated at plate boundaries • There are 3 types of tectonic boundaries ...
... Basic Premise of Plate Tectonics • Earth’s crust is divided into plates • Plates move relative to one another (at 1-15 cm/yr) • Deformation is concentrated at plate boundaries • There are 3 types of tectonic boundaries ...
The earths crust is not a complete “skin”. It is actually “broken” into
... Wegener, we now know this is not the case. Wegener showed us mountains were created by tectonic plates pushing up against each other ...
... Wegener, we now know this is not the case. Wegener showed us mountains were created by tectonic plates pushing up against each other ...
Lesson 2.1 Continental Drift
... List 3 ways you think the ocean has changed over time (use things like more/less, bigger/smaller…) Reminder: ALL Unit 1 make-up & late work must be turned in by next Thursday, 9/17! ...
... List 3 ways you think the ocean has changed over time (use things like more/less, bigger/smaller…) Reminder: ALL Unit 1 make-up & late work must be turned in by next Thursday, 9/17! ...
Convection in the Mantle (5-2)
... Four types of evidence that support this theory include the shapes of the continents, similar land features on different continents, similar fossils found on different continents, and evidence from climate changes. 1. Shapes of the continents - The continents fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puz ...
... Four types of evidence that support this theory include the shapes of the continents, similar land features on different continents, similar fossils found on different continents, and evidence from climate changes. 1. Shapes of the continents - The continents fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puz ...
Plate tectonics theory
... PBS, Intro to Plate Tectonic Theory, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/intro.html, accessed ...
... PBS, Intro to Plate Tectonic Theory, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/intro.html, accessed ...
Chapter 10 Test Review
... into plates made up of both continental and oceanic crust. A collision at a convergent boundary formed the _____________ ________________. During ____________________ a terrane becomes part of a continent. The San Andreas Fault in California is and example of a _____________ ___________. __________ ...
... into plates made up of both continental and oceanic crust. A collision at a convergent boundary formed the _____________ ________________. During ____________________ a terrane becomes part of a continent. The San Andreas Fault in California is and example of a _____________ ___________. __________ ...
Take Home Test #11 (16 Questions) Complete the following on your
... C. The motion of the two plates relative to each other at the boundary. D. The speed at which the two plates are moving as they meet at a boundary. 11) Alfred Wegener proposed that 200 million years ago, continents broke apart from the supercontinent Pangaea and have drifted apart over time. This id ...
... C. The motion of the two plates relative to each other at the boundary. D. The speed at which the two plates are moving as they meet at a boundary. 11) Alfred Wegener proposed that 200 million years ago, continents broke apart from the supercontinent Pangaea and have drifted apart over time. This id ...
Take Home Test #11 Complete the following on your own paper. Do
... C. The motion of the two plates relative to each other at the boundary. D. The speed at which the two plates are moving as they meet at a boundary. 11) Alfred Wegener proposed that 200 million years ago, continents broke apart from the supercontinent Pangaea and have drifted apart over time. This id ...
... C. The motion of the two plates relative to each other at the boundary. D. The speed at which the two plates are moving as they meet at a boundary. 11) Alfred Wegener proposed that 200 million years ago, continents broke apart from the supercontinent Pangaea and have drifted apart over time. This id ...
Chapter 17 Geo Reading Questions KEY
... 1. What early evidence suggested that Earth’s continents might be moving? Matching coastlines of continents on either side of the Atlantic Ocean 2. How do ancient glacial deposits in Africa, India, Australia, ...
... 1. What early evidence suggested that Earth’s continents might be moving? Matching coastlines of continents on either side of the Atlantic Ocean 2. How do ancient glacial deposits in Africa, India, Australia, ...
KS3 Russia
... When the western Siberia plate smashed into the Baltica and North America plate, this action pushed up the land to make the Ural Mountains, and formed the supercontinent of Laurasia. But the Ural Mountains are not as eroded as the Appalachians; some of them still have glaciers at their tops all year ...
... When the western Siberia plate smashed into the Baltica and North America plate, this action pushed up the land to make the Ural Mountains, and formed the supercontinent of Laurasia. But the Ural Mountains are not as eroded as the Appalachians; some of them still have glaciers at their tops all year ...
msword - rgs.org
... When the western Siberia plate smashed into the Baltica and North America plate, this action pushed up the land to make the Ural Mountains, and formed the supercontinent of Laurasia. But the Ural Mountains are not as eroded as the Appalachians; some of them still have glaciers at their tops all year ...
... When the western Siberia plate smashed into the Baltica and North America plate, this action pushed up the land to make the Ural Mountains, and formed the supercontinent of Laurasia. But the Ural Mountains are not as eroded as the Appalachians; some of them still have glaciers at their tops all year ...
Essay Question Outline
... Alfred Wegener: The Theory of Plate Tectonics a. Continental Drift • Started: All land was joined into 1 supercontinent called “Pangaea: • Over Time: Continents drifted apart creating Gondwanaland and Laurasia, then Laurasia broke apart into North America, Europe and Asia. Then Gondwanaland broke i ...
... Alfred Wegener: The Theory of Plate Tectonics a. Continental Drift • Started: All land was joined into 1 supercontinent called “Pangaea: • Over Time: Continents drifted apart creating Gondwanaland and Laurasia, then Laurasia broke apart into North America, Europe and Asia. Then Gondwanaland broke i ...
Story of the Red Centre
... rather than being drawn down with the oceanic crust. Subduction zones, or convergent margins, are one of the three types of plate boundaries. The others are divergent and transform margins. At a divergent margin, two plates are spreading apart, as ...
... rather than being drawn down with the oceanic crust. Subduction zones, or convergent margins, are one of the three types of plate boundaries. The others are divergent and transform margins. At a divergent margin, two plates are spreading apart, as ...
Chapter Two Geography of the Ocean Basins Figure 02_02
... alternating magnetization parallel to the midmidoceanic ridges. This is evidence for continuous formation of new rock at these ridges. As new rock forms, older rock is pushed farther away from the ridge, producing these patterns in the rock. ...
... alternating magnetization parallel to the midmidoceanic ridges. This is evidence for continuous formation of new rock at these ridges. As new rock forms, older rock is pushed farther away from the ridge, producing these patterns in the rock. ...
Alfred Wegener - Colts Neck Township Schools
... America, Africa, India, and Australia –Coral reefs found in Northern Canada –Coal formation in North America ...
... America, Africa, India, and Australia –Coral reefs found in Northern Canada –Coal formation in North America ...
Plate-Study-Guide-11-12
... which are an example of indirect evidence. F. Geologists observe earth’s interior by studying rocks, which are an example of indirect _____________________________. II. ...
... which are an example of indirect evidence. F. Geologists observe earth’s interior by studying rocks, which are an example of indirect _____________________________. II. ...
7th Grade Science Notes
... separated continents: Africa, South America, India, Australia, and Antarctica. Did these organisms develop independently, or did they somehow move across the ocean? The ancient climate of many of the continents had changed drastically over the past 300 million years. Glaciers once covered the warm l ...
... separated continents: Africa, South America, India, Australia, and Antarctica. Did these organisms develop independently, or did they somehow move across the ocean? The ancient climate of many of the continents had changed drastically over the past 300 million years. Glaciers once covered the warm l ...
Continental Drift Theory
... •Warm weather plants have been found in the Arctic… but it’s not warm there! •Glacier deposits have been discovered in tropical and desert locations…it’s not cold there, either! •The continents had to have been at different locations in the geological past. ...
... •Warm weather plants have been found in the Arctic… but it’s not warm there! •Glacier deposits have been discovered in tropical and desert locations…it’s not cold there, either! •The continents had to have been at different locations in the geological past. ...
Name _________________________________ ... 38. How can volcanoes be destructive?
... Alfred Wegener, a german meteorologist and astronomer, proposed that in the distant past Earth’s continents were all joined as a single landmass. 41. What caused the jigsaw puzzle effect to occur? ...
... Alfred Wegener, a german meteorologist and astronomer, proposed that in the distant past Earth’s continents were all joined as a single landmass. 41. What caused the jigsaw puzzle effect to occur? ...
11.1 OCEAN BASINS - STUDENT NOTES
... are the edges rising up to the land. Ocean Basins The largest changes to the ocean basin occur through the movement of ___________________, although there is also ___________ via storms, earthquakes and icebergs. _____________________ occur where new rock is forced up, and ocean floor spreads ou ...
... are the edges rising up to the land. Ocean Basins The largest changes to the ocean basin occur through the movement of ___________________, although there is also ___________ via storms, earthquakes and icebergs. _____________________ occur where new rock is forced up, and ocean floor spreads ou ...
Plate Tectonics - Introduction and Evidence of Movement
... There is evidence of glaciers in places that are dry o This tells us that the continents must have moved to different locations ...
... There is evidence of glaciers in places that are dry o This tells us that the continents must have moved to different locations ...
Continental Drift PP
... Continental Drift • Alfred Wegener • In the 1930’s suggested that continents were (and are currently) moving relative to each other and that at some time in the past they were joined together forming a super continent Pangea ...
... Continental Drift • Alfred Wegener • In the 1930’s suggested that continents were (and are currently) moving relative to each other and that at some time in the past they were joined together forming a super continent Pangea ...
Unit 7 Test Review
... 8. What proofs did the scientist offer that proved his theory? -puzzle fit of South America and Africa -same fossil remains on some or all southern land masses -similar rock structure on different continents -tropical plant fossils found in Antarctica 9. Which two continents looked like they fit tog ...
... 8. What proofs did the scientist offer that proved his theory? -puzzle fit of South America and Africa -same fossil remains on some or all southern land masses -similar rock structure on different continents -tropical plant fossils found in Antarctica 9. Which two continents looked like they fit tog ...
Document
... theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have done so in the past ...
... theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have done so in the past ...
Bell Activity #13
... A. Mid-Ocean Ridges and Sea-Floor Spreading Midocean ridges are places where sea-floor spreading takes place.Sea-floor spreading is the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies. ...
... A. Mid-Ocean Ridges and Sea-Floor Spreading Midocean ridges are places where sea-floor spreading takes place.Sea-floor spreading is the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies. ...
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.