1. The theory that states that piecesof Earth’s lithosphere are inconstant, slow motion, driven byconvection currents in the mantle. 2. • The theory of plate tectonicsexplains…
1.Earth’s Interior • Geologists have only been able to drill to 3.8 kilometers. • The center of the Earth is more than 6,000 kilometers deep. Since Geologists cannot…
Folie 1 Tectonics of Indonesia Lecture 2: Plate Boundaries and Global Tectonic Features Rehearsing (1) Definition : The outer rigid layer of the earth (the lithosphere)…
Chapter 8 Notes Place these notes into your Geology Notebooks. The lithospheric plates of the Earth are rigid and move about on the asthenosphere. The shapes of South America…
The theory that states that pieces of Earthâs lithosphere are in constant, slow motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle. The theory of plate tectonics explains…