PPT-Tectonic

Plates by Katie Lanoue and Jeanine Brown The Formation of a Theory In 1915 a German scientist named Alfred Wegner came up with the theory of continental drift His hypothesis was that all the continents were once connected to form a supercontinent called Pangaea. Standard . S6E5.d . Recognize that lithospheric plates constantly move and cause major geological events on the earth’s surface.. What You Will Learn. Describe the three types of tectonic plate boundaries. . What is the tectonic sto killed 36,000 people. What is the tectonic ston edge is diverging from the North in Mexico, is its southern limit. What is the tectonic stoThe collision of India and The Most Amazingly Radical Tectonic Area Project . M.A.R.T.A.. Skype Session . With Ranger Mike from Yellowstone National Park kicked off the project.. He spoke to students about how important what goes on inside the Earth is to Yellowstone.. Why do people live in tectonic areas and how are the possible effects being managed?. Why do people live in tectonic areas?. In pairs discuss: . Which area of the world has the highest number of people potentially affected by tectonic activity?. What to do: identify the features in the photos, make notes about landforms, describe and explain case studies . Levelled Objectives. . (What are we learning?). L1. identify tectonic landforms. L2. describe & explain landforms. Traditional Surveying uses . benchmarks . as reference points. Global Positioning uses . fixed GPS receivers . as reference points (Continuously Operating Reference System, CORS). Some images and slides from Michael Dennis, National Geodetic Survey and Lewis . (Noun). The . pieces of the Earth’s crust that float on the mantle. , causing continental drift and earthquakes and creating volcanoes, trenches, and mountains.. “The Earth’s crust is divided into . Turner – Skiff Mountain Tectonic Unit. Turner – Skiff Mountain Tectonic Unit. Turner – Skiff Mountain Tectonic Unit. Background. Walton and deWaard, basement hypothesis, 1962,. n. ow discredited.. Divergent. Convergent. Transform. Three types of plate boundary. Spreading ridges. As plates move apart new material is erupted to fill the gap. Divergent Boundaries. Iceland has a divergent plate boundary running through its middle. (Lesson 22). ENQUIRY QUESTION 3:. How successful is the . management. of tectonic hazards and disasters?. H/W :TASK 4. Read the information . (Hodder page 90 in this booklet) . about two recent tectonic mega disasters : . TECTONIC PROCESSES AND HAZARDS REVISION SUMMARY Aim: To create summary mind maps for each sub section To look at some typical A level style questions Kilauea: Earthquakes follow eruptions from Hawaii volcano (May 5 “What are tectonic plates?. Classifying the Layers. There are two ways to classify the layers of the Earth:. Compositional. (Chemical): classifies based on chemical properties (. ie. : elements). Physical. Department of Geophysics, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871 China. 2021.04.28. Regional full seismic waveform inversion of crustal velocity structure in . Qaidam. Earthquakes. Earthquakes occur throughout the world but predominately on. plate boundaries. . For example the San Andreas Fault, a conservative plate margin. Furthermore, earthquakes also occur on the constructive plate boundaries of the Mid- Atlantic Ridge, although these are not as severe.