EARTH SYSTEMS This lesson will help you
Description: EARTH SYSTEMS This lesson will help you understand: Earths Structure Plate Tectonics and Large Scale System Interactions Natural Hazards Solutions to Engineering Problems Interpretation of Topographic Maps The Beginning of Earth Earth is
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slide1. EARTH SYSTEMS<br>
slide2. This lesson will help you understand: Earth’s Structure
Plate Tectonics and Large Scale System Interactions
Natural Hazards
Solutions to Engineering Problems
Interpretation of Topographic Maps<br>
slide3. The Beginning of Earth Earth is 4.54 billion years old.
Pangaea = Hypothetical supercontinent with all the landmasses currently on Earth<br>
slide5. Continental Drift Continental Drift = Slow but steady movement of continents across the Earth’s surface
Lithospheric plates of the Earth move across in sideways motion<br>
slide6. Continental Drift and Plates<br>
slide7. Layers of the Earth<br>
slide8. Layers of the Earth Crust: outermost, thinnest layer
Mantle: largest layer with hot, semi-solid rocks
Inner Core: Dense, solid center
Outer Core: Only liquid layer in Earth<br>
slide9. Layers of the Earth Lithosphere: crust and upper mantle combined together; holding the tectonic plates
Asthenosphere: flowing area of molten rock in constant heat and radiation<br>
slide2. This lesson will help you understand: Earth’s Structure
Plate Tectonics and Large Scale System Interactions
Natural Hazards
Solutions to Engineering Problems
Interpretation of Topographic Maps<br>
slide3. The Beginning of Earth Earth is 4.54 billion years old.
Pangaea = Hypothetical supercontinent with all the landmasses currently on Earth<br>
slide5. Continental Drift Continental Drift = Slow but steady movement of continents across the Earth’s surface
Lithospheric plates of the Earth move across in sideways motion<br>
slide6. Continental Drift and Plates<br>
slide7. Layers of the Earth<br>
slide8. Layers of the Earth Crust: outermost, thinnest layer
Mantle: largest layer with hot, semi-solid rocks
Inner Core: Dense, solid center
Outer Core: Only liquid layer in Earth<br>
slide9. Layers of the Earth Lithosphere: crust and upper mantle combined together; holding the tectonic plates
Asthenosphere: flowing area of molten rock in constant heat and radiation<br>