Inside Restless Earth 4
... drift apart from one another and did so in the past 1)Alfred Wegener wrote this theory 2) evidence that supports continental drift a)The puzzle- like fit of the continents b)Fossils of the same species found on opposite sides of the ocean c)The pattern of grooves left by glaciers ...
... drift apart from one another and did so in the past 1)Alfred Wegener wrote this theory 2) evidence that supports continental drift a)The puzzle- like fit of the continents b)Fossils of the same species found on opposite sides of the ocean c)The pattern of grooves left by glaciers ...
Wegener`s Theory of Continental Drift
... Laurasia (northern hemisphere) and Gondwana (southern Hemisphere) ...
... Laurasia (northern hemisphere) and Gondwana (southern Hemisphere) ...
The Sea Floor
... • Continental Shelf-extension of the continent • Continental Slope- steep drop off from shelf and end of the continent and it’s crust • Submarine Canyons- deep valleys in the slope created by underwater landslides or old rivers • Continental Rise- a pile of sediment that has slid down the slope • Se ...
... • Continental Shelf-extension of the continent • Continental Slope- steep drop off from shelf and end of the continent and it’s crust • Submarine Canyons- deep valleys in the slope created by underwater landslides or old rivers • Continental Rise- a pile of sediment that has slid down the slope • Se ...
Geography of Africa
... 5. Cape Agulhas is the point where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean, in which country would I find this point? 6. This country has the Indian Ocean as its southeastern border and Lake Victoria as its southwestern border. 7. The city of Juba is the capital of which new country? Directions: U ...
... 5. Cape Agulhas is the point where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean, in which country would I find this point? 6. This country has the Indian Ocean as its southeastern border and Lake Victoria as its southwestern border. 7. The city of Juba is the capital of which new country? Directions: U ...
maps
... 5. Cape Agulhas is the point where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean, in which country would I find this point? 6. This country has the Indian Ocean as its southeastern border and Lake Victoria as its southwestern border. 7. The city of Juba is the capital of which new country? Directions: U ...
... 5. Cape Agulhas is the point where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean, in which country would I find this point? 6. This country has the Indian Ocean as its southeastern border and Lake Victoria as its southwestern border. 7. The city of Juba is the capital of which new country? Directions: U ...
process of forming new oceanic crust from magma rising to the
... Which process adds new crust to the surface? ______Sea Floor ...
... Which process adds new crust to the surface? ______Sea Floor ...
PowerPoint
... • Longitude is an angle also measured in degrees that provides an object’s east-west location on the Earth’s surface. • Longitude is often represented by the Greek letter lambda (λ). • Lines of constant longitude run north-south from the North Pole to the South Pole and are called meridians. • The P ...
... • Longitude is an angle also measured in degrees that provides an object’s east-west location on the Earth’s surface. • Longitude is often represented by the Greek letter lambda (λ). • Lines of constant longitude run north-south from the North Pole to the South Pole and are called meridians. • The P ...
Shape Of Life: Cnidaria
... 12. Describe the fight or combat between two sea anemones, from start to finish. ...
... 12. Describe the fight or combat between two sea anemones, from start to finish. ...
chapter 5 section 1
... • Is a continuous range of mountains that winds around Earth, much as the line of stitches winds around a baseball. • Has 2 parallel chains of mountains separated by valley and trenches ...
... • Is a continuous range of mountains that winds around Earth, much as the line of stitches winds around a baseball. • Has 2 parallel chains of mountains separated by valley and trenches ...
Sea-floor Spreading
... It was possible that molten magma from beneath the earth's crust could ooze up between the plates in the Great Global Rift. As this hot magma cooled in the ocean water, it would expand and push the plates on either side of it -- North and South America to the west and Eurasia and Africa to the east. ...
... It was possible that molten magma from beneath the earth's crust could ooze up between the plates in the Great Global Rift. As this hot magma cooled in the ocean water, it would expand and push the plates on either side of it -- North and South America to the west and Eurasia and Africa to the east. ...
Midterm Review - Earth Science
... __Meridian__ which runs through _Greenwich, England___ Latitude measures up to ______90⁰___ which represents the Poles__ Longitude measures as high as ___180⁰___ The coordinates of the North Pole are___90⁰N_ and the South Pole ______90⁰S____ ...
... __Meridian__ which runs through _Greenwich, England___ Latitude measures up to ______90⁰___ which represents the Poles__ Longitude measures as high as ___180⁰___ The coordinates of the North Pole are___90⁰N_ and the South Pole ______90⁰S____ ...
Lesson 2.1 Continental Drift
... 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! ...
... 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! ...
Physical Geography of the Middle East
... regions and landforms of the Middle East. Please fill out your chart as you go along. ...
... regions and landforms of the Middle East. Please fill out your chart as you go along. ...
1 Page Paper Essay Harry Hess
... submerged and flat topped mountains. He later caller these mountains guyots. This discovery led to the research of guyots and helped the research of echo-sounding surveys. A few years later researchers discovered underwater mountain ranges in the Atlantic Ocean. Then he hypothesized that the ocean f ...
... submerged and flat topped mountains. He later caller these mountains guyots. This discovery led to the research of guyots and helped the research of echo-sounding surveys. A few years later researchers discovered underwater mountain ranges in the Atlantic Ocean. Then he hypothesized that the ocean f ...
Part 2 Geography of the Old Testament
... First Persian Empire. Alexander the Great and the Greeks then invaded the area and then the Parthians (among others) until the coming of the Romans. After that it was the Sassanid Persians and then the Arabian Muslims (7th century AD). Mesopotamia – The name means “land between the rivers”, in this ...
... First Persian Empire. Alexander the Great and the Greeks then invaded the area and then the Parthians (among others) until the coming of the Romans. After that it was the Sassanid Persians and then the Arabian Muslims (7th century AD). Mesopotamia – The name means “land between the rivers”, in this ...
Sea Floor Spreading
... Wegener could not explain how the continents moved but . . . • Harry Hess could! • He called his idea Sea Floor Spreading ...
... Wegener could not explain how the continents moved but . . . • Harry Hess could! • He called his idea Sea Floor Spreading ...
USI.2 Geography Study Guide - Ms. Kelley Social Studies 6
... A large body of salt water that surrounds a continent Covers 70% of the Earth’s surface o Atlantic Ocean o Pacific Ocean o Southern Ocean o Artic Ocean o Indian Ocean ...
... A large body of salt water that surrounds a continent Covers 70% of the Earth’s surface o Atlantic Ocean o Pacific Ocean o Southern Ocean o Artic Ocean o Indian Ocean ...
Location of Atlantic Canada PowerPoint
... • This grid is the basis for locating points on Earth • Imagine a piece of graph paper covering the planet • A coordinate is the intersection of two lines (latitude and longitude) determines the exact location of a ...
... • This grid is the basis for locating points on Earth • Imagine a piece of graph paper covering the planet • A coordinate is the intersection of two lines (latitude and longitude) determines the exact location of a ...
Ocean Topography
... Sonar (stands for Sound Navigation and Ranging) Invented in the 1920s Primary instrument for measuring depth Reflects sound from ocean floor ...
... Sonar (stands for Sound Navigation and Ranging) Invented in the 1920s Primary instrument for measuring depth Reflects sound from ocean floor ...
Study Guide for Geography 2 Quiz
... 1. High Latitude numbers and a cold region is _____________________________. 2. Middle latitude numbers which have four true seasons are _______________________. 3. A very hot region with low latitude numbers is called _____________________. 4. A place where boats and ships can anchor and be safe fr ...
... 1. High Latitude numbers and a cold region is _____________________________. 2. Middle latitude numbers which have four true seasons are _______________________. 3. A very hot region with low latitude numbers is called _____________________. 4. A place where boats and ships can anchor and be safe fr ...
History of navigation
The history of navigation is the history of seamanship, the art of directing vessels upon the open sea through the establishment of its position and course by means of traditional practice, geometry, astronomy, or special instruments. A few peoples have excelled as seafarers, prominent among them the Austronesians, their descendants the Malays, Micronesians, and Polynesians, the Harappans, the Phoenicians, the ancient Greeks, the Romans, the Arabs, the ancient Tamils, the Norse, the ancient Bengalis, the Chinese, the Venetians, the Genoese, the Hanseatic Germans, the Portuguese, the Spanish, the English, the French, the Dutch and the Danes.