1. Makenzie Evans 2. He was born on November 1 st1880 in Berlin and died November 2 nd 1930 In 1905 Alfred got his Ph.D. in astronomyIn 1912 he publicly advocated the theory…

Slide 1Chapter 19 Plate Tectonics Slide 2 Alfred Wegener l A man with an idea. l In 1912 l Noticed similar shapes l similar fossils l Similar rock structures l Similar evidence…

1. The Ocean Chapters 18 & 19 2. Importance of the ocean H.W. pg 517 ques. 1-4 The oceans are important sources of food, energy and minerals for many living organisms.…

1. Boundaries, Stresses, and Faults OH MY! How do geologic events change and shape Earth’s surface? 2. Remember… The Lithosphere is made of… The CRUST + The Upper Rigid…

1. Unit 2: Plate TectonicsThe Big EQ:How does the movement of Earth’s plates affectour planet’s surface?Resource: Textbook Chapter 3 2. What does ‘Plate Tectonics’…

1. Prior knowledge check Have you ever walked out into the ocean water?If so, do you know the name of the part of the Earth you walked on? What happens as you walk further…

The Resilient Earth: Moving Continents & Ocean Currents Chapter 8 Moving Continents & Ocean Currents âRocks crumble, make new forms, oceans move the continents,…

2. The Seafloor Section 1 3. Seafloor geography Continental shelf– the gradually sloping end of a continent that extends under the ocean Atlantic…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Volcanoes by Jim Alton Click the volcano below to go to the next slide. Slide 3 What are volcanoes? Slide 4 Today we will look at: Where they occur “Continental…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Theory of Continental Drift  Alfred Wegener, German meteorologist  Proposed in 1912 in articles  Single large continent (Pangaea – “all…