PPT-PART 1: Plate motion/boundaries along the eastern margin of the Pacific Plate

NOAA PART 1 Plate boundaries of 12 major plates Kious and Tilling USGS PART 1 TopographicBathymetric trends eastern margin of the Pacific plate modified from NOAA PART 1 Trends in earthquake and volcano distribution hot spot trends. 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.. The Great California . ShakeOut. . Divergent . Boundaries:. Two plates pull . apart. Convergent Boundaries:. Two plates push together. Transform Boundaries:. Two plates slide horizontally against one another. 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. . Plate Boundaries. Why do we care about plate boundaries?. Plate Boundaries. Volcanoes and earthquakes most often occur where tectonic plates come together.. At plate boundaries, many other geologic features, such as mountains and rift valleys, can also occur.. Chapter 5. The Big Idea. California is located on a plate boundary, where major geologic events occur.. Lesson 1: Interactions at Plate Boundaries. There are three main types of plate boundaries, where stresses cause rocks to deform.. The Great California . ShakeOut. . Divergent . Boundaries:. Two plates pull . apart. Convergent Boundaries:. Two plates push together. Transform Boundaries:. Two plates slide horizontally against one another. Finding Euler poles. T. ransform faults. Spreading center rates. Slip vectors from earthquakes along the boundary. Geodetic measurements . . (GPS, VLBI). Euler poles. North America. Pacific. Cocos. Nazca. 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. Lesson. . Objectives:. To understand what occurs at different plate boundaries.. Success Criteria:. Create an annotated diagram of each plate boundary.. Plate 1. Plate 2. Continental crust. THE WORLD’S MAIN PLATE BOUNDARIES. Plate Tectonics. Became a theory in the 1960’s. Describes plate movements AND explains why they move. Plate Tectonics. Two types of crust: Oceanic and Continental. Plates are usually made of both. Why do we care about plate boundaries?. Plate Boundaries. Volcanoes and earthquakes most often occur where tectonic plates come together.. At plate boundaries, many other geologic features, such as mountains and rift valleys, can also occur.. ESS . 2015-2016. Influence on . Evolution . & . Biodiversity. Assessment Statement:. Explain how plate activity has influenced evolution and biodiversity.. Speciation through physical barriers. Consequences of isolation for evolution. What is plate tectonics?. What are the three types of plate boundaries?. What crustal features are formed at plate boundaries?. Essential Questions:. Quick Action – INB Template. Cut out the INB Template. Paste it into your notebook. . 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.. Tectonic Map of the World. A tectonic plate is like the hard shell on a boiled egg that has been cracked into .