Slide 1Alfred Wegener 1912 Proponent of the continental drift theory/hypothesis German meteorologist Slide 2 The Hypothesis of Continental Drift Continents were once together…
Slide 1 Warm Up 2/6/09 1. 1. What technology do scientists use to measure ocean depth? a. sonarc. rope b. submersibled. laser 2. 2. Differences in ocean-surface height can…
Slide 1 SC.912.E.6.5 Describe the geologic development of the present day oceans and identify commonly found features. Slide 2 Earth Structures - The scientific theory of…
Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics Not a form of Dubstep Plate Tectonics â Relatively new theory (1929) explaining movements of earthâs lithosphere. Helps explain the following.…
Chapters 14, 15, 16 Chapters 14, 15, 16 Oceanography 1 Who is Stan Hatfield and Ken Pinzke Oceanography Essential Questions 1 . How does topography of the ocean floor compare…
Ocean Floor Ocean Floor Brainpop Underwater World Ocean Floor The Ocean Floor Oceanographers discovered the shape of the ocean floor by measuring the depth of the floor in…
Features of the Ocean Floor Features of the Ocean Floor (Bathymetry) http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/image/2minrelief.html HMS Challenger http://www.wshs.fcps.k12.va.us/academic/science/bjewell/ocean/hhocean/final/chall.htm…
Mapping The Ocean Floor Mapping The Ocean Floor SONAR â system that uses sound waves to calculate the distance to an object. Echosounding â Indirect method used for mapping…