PDF-Plate Tectonics

2 South AmericaAfrica Near perfect fit when continents are joined by continental margins Plate Tectonics Matching rock assemblages across Glacial striations reveal ancient continental connections P. Liz LaRosa for use with my 5. th. Grade Science Class . http://www.middleschoolscience.com. 2009 . Earth’s Layers. The Earth's rocky outer crust solidified billions of years ago, soon after the Earth formed. . 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." Imagine the Earth as a hardboiled egg…………………….. The thin brittle shell is the crust that humans live on.. The thick jelly like white is the deep hot magma beneath the surface.. The yellow yolk is the core of the earth.. Structure of the Earth. The Earth is made up of 3 main layers:. Core. Mantle. Crust. Inner core. Outer core. Mantle. Crust. The Crust. This is where we live!. The Earth’s crust is made of:. Continental Crust. Robert T. Pappalardo. Jet Propulsion Laboratory,. California Institute of Technology. Copyright 2012 California Institute of Technology. Government sponsorship acknowledged.. Ganymede’s Tectonics: Outline. 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. Chapter 12.2 BC Science 10. A Cross-Section of Earth. The Layers of Earth. Earth is over 1200 km thick and has four distinct layers:. Crust. – outer solid rock layer (granite on land, basalt in oceans). One moves oil, while the other builds mountains. Which can do more work?. Supertanker . Tectonic Plate . Mass - 2 x 10. 8. kg. Velocity - 8 m/s. Mass - 3 x 10. 20. kg. Velocity - 1 x 10. -9. m/s. Volcanism is mostly focused at plate margins. Pacific Ring of Fire. This map shows the margins of the Pacific tectonic plate and surrounding region. The red dots show the location of active volcanism. Notice how the majority of the volcanism is focused in lines along the plate boundaries? For this region is the area known as the “Pacific Ring of Fire”.. 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. www.iris.edu/ieb. Exercise: http://. www.iris.edu/hq/resource/african_mystery. How do earthquakes provide evidence of plate tectonics?. With a partner, choose a type of plate boundary:. Divergent. Convergent. 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..