PPT-Lithosphere:

Mass Movements AICE Environmental Management United States landslide incidence and susceptibility map National Atlas of the United States Mass Movements La Conchita coastal area of southern California This landslide and . According . to Alfred Wegener, the super-continent of Pangea began to break up 200 million years ago with the continents attaining the size, shape, and location where we see them today. This movement of continents has not yet come to an end. According to J. Tuzo Wilson, the breakup and drifting of the present continents . Galveston Hurricane of 1900 . EDTC 6341.63. November 13, 2011. Team Nekton will investigate the causes of Hurricanes, by looking at winds, storm surge, vulnerability. . We . will review past Hurricanes and provide recommendations to improve Hurricane preparedness and readiness.. Visual Quiz. Quiz Wiz 1-10 Name the boundary.. Word Bank. Divergent Boundaries. Oceanic Oceanic. Continental Continental. Convergent Boundaries. Oceaninc Continental. Oceanic Oceanic. Continental Continental. The Lithosphere. Shell of the Earth, consists of crust and upper mantle. Contains minerals and rocks. 1. Minerals. Solid, inorganic substances with defined composition and properties. Exists naturally. Dr. B-Z . Organization of Presentation. Puddles. Introduction to . How do you identify puddles?. Vocabulary. Terminology . Key Information. Pertinent information about puddles that will be discussed later in the presentation. . Methods of soil study . I. I.. 1. . Soil. . sampling. The most commonly used sampling design for many field studies is systematic sampling using either transects or grids. . Map of systematic soil sampling. quiet. .. Homework in your . folder. .. Begin the . quick. . review. . section of your notes.. Raise your . hand. . if you need something.. Quick Review. Each of the following situations illustrates one of Newton’s Laws using the space shuttle. List which one.. How Rocks Deform. Deformation. . . = bending, tilting, or breaking Earth’s crust.. Isostasy. Deformation can be due to two opposing forces:. gravity, or weight, of the . lithosphere. pressing down on the . : mechanical . boundary . layer,. dry-mostly, stable . for 10. 8. -10. 9. a, possessing a steady-state conductive . geotherm. with base. in . cratons. at . 4-7 . GPa. (170–250 km. ), shallower (ca 100-150km) in off-. It’s going to be . a WILD RIDE!. Journey to the Center of the Earth. Imagine if you will…... You are a Geologist* and have been given the task of traveling to the center of the Earth. You have a specially designed Earthship that will take you to the core. Your Earthship, . 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. The lithosphere is broken up into large sections called plates. They move around very slowly.. The movement can cause mountains and valleys to form.. Earthquakes usually happen at plate boundaries, called faults, when the plates get caught and then jerk loose. . In introduction to Carbon. What is carbon and why is it important?. Carbon. Carbon is the . 6. th. element . on the periodic table of elements. Why is carbon important?. Carbon is . 4. th. most abundant element in the . reconstructions and tectonic implications. Randell . Stephenson et al.. A sub-crustal piercing point for North Atlantic . reconstructions and tectonic implications. Randell . Stephenson et al.. a . “tie” from one conjugate margin to .