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Forces on Earth Outline Notes:
Geology –
Geologists -
Constructive –
Destructive –
How do we know what’s inside the Earth?
A Journey to the Center of the Earth
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The further “in” you go…
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There are three main layers that make up the Earth’s interior:
The Crust
The Mantle
The Core
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Convection Currents and the Mantle
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Heat is transferred through:
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
Convection in the Mantle
Tectonic Plates and Plate Movement
Plates and forces
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Effects of Plate Tectonics
1. Volcanoes –
2. Earthquakes
3. Mountain Building
4. Sea Floor Spreading
The 3 types of plate boundaries:
1. Convergent Boundaries
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Convergent Boundaries are
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Earthquakes, island formation,
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When two plates collide
Types of Convergent Boundaries (number the pictures to match)
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What happens at each type of convergent boundary ?
Convergent boundary of two Oceanic plates:
Oceanic plate and a Continental plate:
Continental-Continental Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundaries
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When plates are spreading apart…
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In some places like…
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The Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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All along this ridge
Transform Fault Boundaries
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Transform Boundaries are…
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Transform boundaries neither
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Strike Slip Faults
There is a…
Example:
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Changing Earth’s Surface
Plate movement can alter Earth systems and produce changes in Earth’s surface
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Volcanoes
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A volcano is
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Volcanic activity
Location of Volcanoes
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There are more than
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Volcanic belts
Ring of Fire -
What are Hot Spots?
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All seismic activity
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Magma rises
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The plate moves
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