DIASTROPHISM Diastrophism or Tectonism is a general term that refers to the deformation of the Earth's crust, and more specifically to folding and faulting. Diastrophism…

Slide 1P1 - The Earth in the Universe Slide 2 Big Bang 14 thousand million years ago Theory was proposed by the Catholic Priest George Lemaitre Slide 3 The solar system was…

1.World Regional Geography Chapter 2: Physical Processes That Shape World Regions2. Lithosphere Earth’s outer “rind” of rock Varies in thickness from about 50 to 125…

1. CH. 8 – PLATE TECTONICS 2. Continental Drift 1915:Alfred Wegener - hypothesized the supercontinent Pangaea (“all land”) 3. Plate Tectonics WWIINew technology = echosounder…

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Tectonic Landscapes Explore the varying impact of both volcanic (extrusive and intrusive) and seismic processes on landscapes Research different locations to draw out the…

PHYSICAL PROCESSES AND WORLD REGIONS Chapter 2 Four Spheres of Earthâs Habitable Environment Lithosphere Earthâs outer ârindâ of rock Varies in thickness from about 50…

1. An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the perceptible shaking of the surface of the Earth, which can be violent enough to destroy major buildings…

Slide 1Fe/Ni Fe/Mg Increasing Fe toward core Increasing Si toward surface There are certain trends in Earths chemistry. The crust is relatively depleted in Fe, Mg and enriched…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Plate Boundaries--The location were two plates meet. Divergent boundaries -- where new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other. Convergent…