AIM: Explain the rock cycle and the role of plate tectonics in the rock cycle? OBJ: Given notes and activity sheet SWBAT explain the rock cycle and the role of plate tectonics…

Internal Forces of Change Types of Boundaries Convergent Come together Divergent Pull apart Transform Slide past each other http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/plates1.html…

Mountain Belts formed at Divergent and Convergent Boundaries Mountains Formed at Divergent Boundaries Divergent Plate Boundaries Mid Ocean Ridges Continuous underwater mountain…

PowerPoint Presentation Star formation (and associated planets) from a nebula The Earth’s Layers (some editions: TEXT p. 209) “Above the core is the mantle, containing…

1. T h e P a d a n g I n d o n e s i a E a r t h q u a k e o f S e p t 3 0 , 2 0 0 2 Page 1 MARWADI EDUCATION FOUNDATION’S GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS FACULTY OF ENGINEERING,…

Chapter 4 Continental Margins and Basins Continental Margins These are the areas of the edges of the continents that are under water Passive margins face edges of diverging…

Volcanoes Chapter 9 What is a volcano? A volcano is an opening in the Earthâs surface. Ash and lava come out and build up forming a mountain. The word, âvolcanoâ comes…

Volcanoes Figure 5.4 Volcanoes of the World Magma Sources and Types Magma sources tend to be 50 to 250 km deep into the crust and upper mantle Temperatures increase as depth…

DYNAMIC DISPLACEMENTS OF THE SEA BOTTOM DUE TO SUBDUCTION ZONE EARTHQUAKES A.I. IVASHCHENKO Institute of Oceanology, RAS, Moscow L.I. LOBKOVSKY Institute of Oceanology, RAS,…

Geological Processes The crust and mantle Convection cells/currents Internal heat pushes soft rock in the asthenosphere upward. As the rock cools it then moves downward Types…