Earthquakes Earthquakes By: Lauren Showers EDU 290 Tu/Th 11:00am What is an Earthquake? Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines an earthquake as a shaking or trembling of the…
Mountain Formation RECAP What is the theory that explains and unifies different geologic phenomena? Recap What is the theory that states that continents were once joined…
1. Faults:Faults: Are fractures that have appreciable movement parallel to theirAre fractures that have appreciable movement parallel to their plane.plane. Faults may be…
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Slide 1 Slide 2 Causes of Plate Motion Slide 3 –Mantle Convection Current –ridge push –slab pull Objectives Explain the process of convection. Summarize how convection…
Slide 1 Slide 2 SECTION 17.4 CAUSES OF PLATE MOTION Earth Science 1 Slide 3 Objectives Explain the process of convection. Summarize how convection in the mantle is related…
Slide 1LAB 3: FORCES THAT CAUSE EARTH MOVEMENTS Key Question: Does the rock of the Earth’s mantle move? Slide 2 Plasticity Today, you will see what happens to a material…
Slide 1Bell Work 12/5/14 1. How do you get a spaghetti noodle to bend and not break? 2. How do you break a spaghetti noodle? 3. How can you apply this concept to the lithosphere?…
Slide 1Plate Tectonic Model Did you read chapter 30 before coming to class? A.Yes B.No Slide 2 So how do you move a continent? Slide 3 Slide 4 What drives plate motion? …
Slide 1 Materials 1 scoop of frosting = Asthenosphere 1 graham cracker = Continental Plate 1 fruit roll-up = Oceanic Plate wax paper water paper towels Slide 2 Plate Movement…