1. Plate Tectonics 2. Plate Tectonics The model ofplate tectonicsis the starting point for understanding the distribution and formation of many collections of landforms around…

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Slide 1Changes to Earth’s Surface Chapter 6 Slide 2 Prior Knowledge What are the layers of the Earth? What are the layers of the Earth? What causes Earth’s surface to…

Slide 1Plate Movement and Plate Boundaries Chapter 4, Section 3 Slide 2 Plate Tectonics Theory Lithosphere is divided into plates Plates move around on the asthenosphere…

1. Plate Tectonics 2. Plate Tectonics • The model of plate tectonics is the starting point for understanding the distribution and formation of many collections of landforms…

1. The Theory of Plate Tectonics 2. Scientific precedent: Continental Drift Alfred Wegener: 1915. “The Origen of Continents and Oceans” 3. Paleolithic evidence 4. Geological…

1. The Theory of Plate Tectonics 2. Scientific precedent: Continental Drift Alfred Wegener: 1915. “The Origen of Continents and Oceans” 3. Paleolithic evidence 4. Geological…

1. The Water Planet 2. A. The Geography of the Ocean Basins The oceans cover 71% of the planet and regulate itsclimate and atmosphereThere are four ocean basins Pacific…

Titre de la présentation sur deux lignes Seismotectonics Dr. Perveiz Khalid M.Sc. (Q.A.U), M.S. (France), Ph.D. (France) â¹#⺠1 1 GEOL Aim GEOL 541 Dr. Perveiz Khalid…

UNIT 7: INTERNAL ENERGY AND RELIEF ⢠As we saw in unit 6, there are convection currents in the mantle. ⢠These currents cause the lithospheric plates to move and sometimes…