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The Earth is layered
Major Plates of the World
Mantle Convection
Historical Movement (Past 250mya)
Pangaea
Evidence of Past Plate Movement
Ice Sheets
Magnetic Reversals
Magnetic Reversals
Magnetic Reversals
Magnetic Reversals
Location of Earthquakes
Convergent Boundaries
Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Plate Boundary Review
Plate Boundaries
Plate boundaries are seismically active:
EarthquakesVolcanoesMountains
Causes of Earthquakes
• Eruption of a volcano• Collapse of a cavern• Impact of a meteor• Stress that builds up between two
lithospheric plates.
EQ Terminology
EQ’s release energy in the form of waves
P and S waves
EQ waves are recorded using a Seismograph
Earthquake P-Wave and S-Wave Travel Time – For EQ Location