Slide 1BILLION Slide 2 Engage/Explore Spin eggs on a demo table to determine which egg is raw and which is cooked. What is a model? What are some models that we have used…

Slide 1Changes to the Earth’s surface Slide 2 The changing Earth The surface of the Earth is always changing. Slide 3 The Rock cycle The rock cycle shows how rocks change…

1. Earth ’s Interior,Continental Drift &Plate Tectonics 2. Spheres of the Earth Lithosphere (land) Solid part of the earth (rocks & minerals) Hydrosphere (water)…

1. An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the perceptible shaking of the surface of the Earth, which can be violent enough to destroy major buildings…

Slide 1Composition of the Earth Slide 2 Earth Layers  The earth isn’t a solid sphere  It is made of 4 major layers - Crust - Mantle - Outer core - Inner core Slide…

Slide 1 Who Cares? Japan earthquake  landslide  tsunami New Orleanshurricane  wind  storm surge Oil & Gas Minerals (metals, fertilizer) Sand and Gravel for…

Slide 1 Reading Material (see website for course) “Ocean Basins”, from “Oceanography” M.G. Gross, Prentice-Hall Slide 2 Who Cares? Indonesia earthquake  landslide…

Slide 1 Earthquakes and Volcanoes Review Slide 2 Describe the following types of plate boundaries, the stress associated with each one of them, and what types of events or…

Slide 1V OLCANOES By : Charlotte Adams :] Slide 2 W HAT IS A VOLCANO ? A volcano is mountain with an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows…

Slide 1 Planetary Geology (Chapter 9) Part of Chapter 9: General Processes Affecting the Terrestrial Planets (and the Moon) Slide 2 Based on part of Chapter 9 This material…