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Geology Topics Unit
Part I: Dynamic Earth
Slide2The Northern Lights / Aurora borealis
Slide3Created
in
part
from
the
electro
magnetic
field
from
the
earth’s
core
Slide4New Area of Focus: Earth’s Plate Boundaries.
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Slide5Two types of Crust--
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Slide6Continental Crust: Less Dense so it floats higher (Granites)
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Slide7Continental Crust: Less Dense so it floats higher (Granites)
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Slide8Continental Crust: Less Dense so it floats higher (Granites)Ocean Crust: More dense so it sinks more (Basalts).
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Slide9Continental Crust: Less Dense so it floats higher (Granites)Ocean Crust: More dense so it sinks more (Basalts).
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Slide10Which half of the bench best represents basaltic ocean crust (more dense)?
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Continental
Crust
Ocean
Slide12Answer! Ocean crust is more dense so it tends to go under continental crust which is less dense.
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Continental
Crust
Ocean
Slide13Activity! Touch the ocean plate as it goes by.
Slide14Which plates below are ocean plates?
Slide15Answer! Nazca Plate.
Slide16Answer! Pacific Plate
Slide17Answer!
Slide18Answer!
Slide19“Oh-no!” “We are trying it again.”
Slide20Which letter is not a ocean plate?
A
B
C
D
Slide21Which letter is not a ocean plate? B
A
B
C
D
Slide22Draw a baseball in your journal,
Slide23Draw a baseball in your journal, Please label the seam as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that encircles the Earth. (Divergent Boundary)
Slide24Activity! Using Google Earth to look at divergent ocean plate boundaries on the sea floor.http://www.google.com/earth/index.html
Slide25Using OREOS to learn plate boundaries. Each student gets four OREO cookies.
Slide26Using OREOS to learn plate boundaries. Each student gets four OREO cookies.Gently move cookie (plate) over the asthenosphere (filling)
Slide27Divergent Boundaries: Crust is created as two or more plates pull away from each other.
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Slide28Divergent Boundaries: Crust is created as two or more plates pull away from each other.
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Slide39Slide40Slide41Slide42Slide43Slide44Slide45Slide46Gently use another OREO cookie to show divergent plate boundaries.
Slide47Gently use another OREO cookie to show divergent plate boundaries.
Slide48Gently use another OREO cookie to show divergent plate boundaries.
Iceland
Slide49Slide50Slide51Slide52Slide53Slide54Slide55Slide56Slide57The Big Idea that
plates are constantly formed…
Slide58Slide59Plates are constantly being cycled.
Formation and destruction.
Slide60Activity! Create a divergent ocean boundary with foam pads / other available resources. Be creative and make volcanic islands and show lava.
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Slide61You can now complete this question.
Slide62You can now complete this question.
Slide63Slide64Slide65Slide66Slide67Slide68Slide69Slide70Convergent Boundaries: Crust is destroyed and recycled back into the interior of the earth.-
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Slide71Convergent Boundaries: Crust is destroyed and recycled back into the interior of the earth.One plate dives under another.
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Slide72Ocean vs. Continent (Subduction Zone)
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Slide73Gently use another OREO cookie to show a convergent plate boundary.
Slide74Gently use another OREO cookie to show a convergent plate boundary.
Oceanic
Continental
Slide75Gently use another OREO cookie to show a convergent plate boundary.
Oceanic
Slide76Gently use another OREO cookie to show a convergent plate boundary.
Oceanic
Slide77Dynamic Earth Available sheets that follow Part I for classwork if needed.
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Slide79“Oh-no!” “Something’s Up.”
Slide80Lithosphere
Ocean Crust Basalts
Lithosphere
Continental Crust Granites
Asthenosphere
Mountains / Volcanoes
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Slide106“Five bucks the teacher makes us do it again.”
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Slide147Slide148Slide149Slide150Slide151Slide152Slide153Slide154Slide155The Big Idea that about
Subduction zones…
Slide156Slide157Again, Plate Tectonics is a driving force in Geology
Slide158Activity! Using Google Earth to look at mountain ranges formed in subduction zones. http://www.google.com/earth/index.html
Slide159Slide160Slide161Slide162Slide163Slide164Slide165This area was very active between 150 million to 80 million years ago.
Slide166Slide167Slide168Slide169Mt.
Saint
Helens
Slide170Mt.
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Slide171Mt.
Saint
Helens
Slide172Slide173S. American
Plate
Slide174S. American
Plate
Slide175S. American
Plate
Slide176S. American
Plate
Slide177Slide178Slide179Slide180Pacific
Plate
Philippine Plate
Slide181Pacific
Plate
Philippine Plate
Slide182Pacific
Plate
Philippine Plate
Slide183Pacific
Plate
Philippine Plate
Slide184You can now complete this question.
Slide185You can now complete this question.
Slide186Slide187You can now complete this question.
Slide188Dynamic Earth Available sheets that follow Part I for classwork if needed.
Slide189Slide190Slide191Slide192Slide193Learn more about plate boundaries at…
http://www.platetectonics.com/book/page_5.asp
Another nice website about plate boundaries at…
http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/plate.html
Slide194Slide195Dynamic Earth Available sheets that follow Part I for classwork if needed.
Slide196What’s the “Ring of Fire”?
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Slide197What’s the “Ring of Fire”?
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Slide198Ring of Fire: A zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that encircles the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
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Slide199Ring of Fire: A zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that encircles the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
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Slide200Video! Volcanoes General and then the ring of Firehttp://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/29458-assignment-discovery-the-ring-of-fire-video.htm
Slide201Video Link (Optional) Ring of Fire45 Minuteshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVOOo_BjhXA
Slide202Dynamic Earth Available sheets that follow Part I for classwork if needed.
Slide203Ocean vs. Ocean Convergence
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Slide207Ocean Plate
Ocean Plate
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Ocean Plate
Ocean Plate
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Ocean Plate
Ocean Plate
Volcanic Arch Island Chain / Archipelago
Slide210You can now complete this question.
Slide211You can now complete this question.
Slide212Slide213What is this found far out in the ocean?
Slide214Slide215Slide216Slide217Slide218That floats.
Slide219That floats.
Slide220Slide221Slide222Slide223Archipelago: Group of volcanic islands formed from ocean crust convergence.
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Slide224Archipelago: Group of volcanic islands formed from ocean crust convergence.
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Slide225Many tropical Islands like this one are created by ocean plates and volcanism.
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Slide226Archipelago Photo TourMusic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP07Oyr7enQ
Slide227Geology Topics Unit
Part I: Dynamic Earth
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Geology Topics Unit
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