PPT-Tectonics

III Hotspots and mantle plumes Hotspot tracks Global distribution Location of hotspots and hotspot tracks Figures from Turcotte and Schubert Hotspot tracks A view on the Pacific . Simplified Plate Tectonics MapPlate boundary - Known area between two plates.Some plate boundaries, such as the North America - South America boundary, are not shown because scientic dataare inadequa The word tectonics derives from the Greek tektonikos, meaning "pertaining to construction." Robert T. Pappalardo. Jet Propulsion Laboratory,. California Institute of Technology. Copyright 2012 California Institute of Technology. Government sponsorship acknowledged.. Ganymede’s Tectonics: Outline. Earth habitable. ? . Earth is the only planet in the Solar System with plate tectonics. The outer crust of the Earth is broken up into regions known as tectonic plates. These are floating on top of the magma interior of the Earth and can move against one another. When two plates collide, one plate can go underneath another.. as a random outcome of . time-dependent convection. Teresa Wong. Slava. . Solomatov. Theory of Earth II. AGU . Fall Meeting . 19 December . 2014. 1. Major questions on initiation of plate tectonics. Zachary Gallegos. University of New Mexico / Mars One. Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter Map. Plate Tectonics. Lithospheric plates sliding on the asthenosphere, above the mantle. Exists on Earth. Theory proposed in the early 1900’s. 6. th. year Geography. Learning Outcome. Revise Core Book. Chapters 1 – 3. Plate Tectonics. Earthquakes. Volcanoes. Examine the exam questions on these topics. Theory of Plate Tectonics. Earths plates move. Evidence for Plate Tectonics. Changes in Sea Floor Magnetism. Evidence for Plate Tectonics. Continents fit together like a puzzle. Changes in Sea Floor Magnetism. Evidence for Plate Tectonics. Fossils of plants and animals of the same species found on different continents. . Beloussov. (1907-1990). Famous opponent of plate tectonics. Structural Geologist and Geodynamicist. Director of Geodynamics . Dept. , . Inst. of the Physics of the Earth. Member of Soviet Academy of Sciences (appointed 1953). Theory of Plate Tectonics-. Theory that states the earth’s crust is broken into plates that float on lower mantle. Theory combines the theories of . continental drift . and . sea floor spreading . It states how and why . Richard Palin, University of Oxford, UK;. M. Santosh, China University of Geosciences, Beijing (CUGB). University of Adelaide, Australia. Ortelius World Map . Typvs. Orbis . Terrarvm. , 1570.. Culmination of centuries of research. Structure of the Earth. What are the different layers of the Earth?. Structure of the Earth. Inner core. 6000. °C. Solid metal. Structure of the Earth. Outer core. 4500-6000. °C. Liquid metal. Structure of the Earth. p. otential hotspot. p. otential hotspot. Based on illustration by . Lidunka. . Vočadlo. , University College London. We propose this scenario: . Layered Mantle Convection. Location of the boundary can be adjusted to suit different needs.. http://sos.noaa.gov/datasets/Land/paleo.html. Animations. . On the move…. Plate Tectonics: . the rocky history of an idea. Ever notice that the shore lines of South America and Africa seem to fit together?.