1. Plate Tectonics and Earth’s Structure Susan Meath Cohort 21/Tech 290 9/17/08 2. Standards Plate Tectonics and Earth’s Structure 1e.Students know major geologic events,…

Slide 1Ch 7: Plate Tectonics A work in progress … Slide 2 Animation of Continental Drift pangea moving Pangea w/ labels PANGAEA: – Name of a supercontinent. – All continents…

Slide 1GCSE: Plate tectonics Slide 2 Slide 3 Convection currents Slide 4 Internal structure Slide 5 Slide 6 Millions of years ago there was one large continental land mass…

1.   2. Over 1500 Active Volcanoes in the World 3. Over 600 Have Erupted in the last 50 Years. 4. New Land Forming 5.   6.   7.   8.   9. Magma – Molten rock beneath…

1. Mountain Building Interactive assessment 2. Which mountains form when two continental plates collide? Click on the correct image belowFolded mountains like the Himalayas,…

1. Mountain Building Interactive assessment 2. Which mountains form when two continental plates collide? Click on the correct image belowFolded mountains like the Himalayas,…

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Slide 1 Slide 2 Earth Science Plate Tectonics and How Oceans/Mountains Affect Climate Review and game! Slide 3 Plate Tectonics Crustal plates move causing certain geological…