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Earth Science. Objectives: Seismic Activity Map Assignment Identify, compare, and model earth’s layers. Identify and examine historical evidence of plate tectonics. Identify, compare, and model plate boundaries. Plate Tectonics. Continental drift Continental Crust Convection - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Earth ScienceEarth ScienceObjectives:
• Seismic Activity Map Assignment
• Identify, compare, and model earth’s layers.
• Identify and examine historical evidence of plate tectonics.
• Identify, compare, and model plate boundaries.
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Plate TectonicsPlate Tectonics
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Plate Tectonic VocabularyPlate Tectonic Vocabulary
• Continental drift• Continental Crust• Convection• Convection Current• Convergent
Boundary• Divergent Boundary• Mid-Ocean Ridge• Ocean Trench
• Pangaea• Plate Tectonics• Seafloor Spreading• Subduction Zone• Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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CrustCrust
a. What are the two types of crust?
b. Each type of crust is composed of what kind of rock?
c. Which type of crust is denser?
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Shorelines are not true boundaries:Shorelines are not true boundaries:1. Continental margin –
where the ocean water
covers the continental
crust
2. Deep ocean basin-
where the ocean water
covers oceanic crust Oceanic crust Continental crust
Oceanic basin
water Continentalmargin
•The ocean water may cover miles of the continental crust
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Earth’s Tectonic PlatesEarth’s Tectonic Plates
dpc.ucar.edu
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• The crust is broken into separate plates.
• How many plates are there?
• T or F Plates are stationary.
Crust
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• What causes plates to move?
• As the plates move, everything on them moves along with them.
• Examples:
*The North American plate moves west at a rate of 4 cm per year (1.6 in./yr)
*The Pacific Ocean plate moves northward at the same rate.
Plate Movement
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• Convection currents produced in the mantle cause the plates to move.
• As the plates move, everything on them moves along with them.
• Examples:
*The North American plate moves west at a rate of 4 cm per year (1.6 in./yr)
*The Pacific Ocean plate moves northward at the same rate.
Plate Movement
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• PLATE TECTONICS
• The continental & oceanic plates on the earth’s surface are constantly moving.
• Many geologists believe that at one time all landmasses were together: supercontinent.
Also called?
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Pangaea
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Alfred Wegener: •He was a leading scientist in providing evidence that continents were moving.
• CONTINENTAL DRIFT THEORY: *Continents are drifting or moving.
*Break-up of Pangaea occurred around 240 million yrs ago
* Over time continents broke up into smaller pieces and have drifted to their current location
*The continents are currently still moving
uni-graz.at
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Alfred Wegener: Continental Drift EvidenceAlfred Wegener: Continental Drift Evidence
Evidence: Evidence: 1. Similarities in coastlines1. Similarities in coastlines2. Similarities in fossil records2. Similarities in fossil records3. Similarities in rock3. Similarities in rock
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Continental Drift: Evidence• 180 million years ago, Pangaea began to
break up into separate continents. • Provided evidence of ancient animal and
plant remains from South America, Africa, India, and Australia that were very similar.
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• What problem or concern do you think other geologist had with Wegner’s theory?
Could not provide direct evidence that the continents were moving.
Wegener’s Continental Drift Theory
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• Where?: Under the Atlantic Ocean
• What? Mountain Range– Mid Atlantic Ridge
the ridge looks like a mountain with a valley running down the center
Who? Harry Hess
Continental Drift Theory: Conclusive Evidence
velikovsky.info
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Aerial picture of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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– Studied rock data from the Mid Atlantic
Ridge
– Found in the center of the ridge is a crack or rift.
– Magma would flow up through this rift
Harry Hess’ Important Observations
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Harry Hess Conclusion:
– The ocean floor was moving away from the ridge on both sides.
– As it moved away, it was replaced by rising magma that cooled and solidified into new rock.
– He called this process: Sea Floor Spreading
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Sea Floor SpreadingSea Floor Spreading
Thingvellir, the spreading zone in Iceland between the North American (left side) and Eurasian (right side) tectonic plates. January 2003.
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Hess’ Later Observations and Conclusions
– Continued to support sea floor spreading.
– Evidence by further studying the structure, properties, and age of the rock around the Mid-Atlantic ridge.
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Scientific Evidence is DynamicScientific Evidence is DynamicScientific evidence presented to the
public is only established after years of sound research in the hands of many scientists. Despite this truth, scientists continue to test these facts as technology advances.
Homework: Read and annotate the article “ UCLA scientist discovers plate tectonics on Mars”. Explain with three supporting facts from this article why the statement above is necessary for science to remain beneficial to humanity.
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Bell Ringer: Plate TectonicsBell Ringer: Plate Tectonics1. Identify the 4 layers of the earth and what state of
matter (solid or liquid) they are in.
2. Which layer(s) is/are responsible for the magnetic field around the earth. Explain your answer.
3. What is plate tectonics?
4. What indirect evidence did Wegener have to hypothesize his continental drift theory?
5.What direct evidence did Hess have to conclude from his research seafloor spreading?
6. What causes plates to move?
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Plate BoundariesPlate Boundaries• Plate boundaries are where two plates meet.
• What type of plates can meet?
• There are 3 types of plate boundaries:
1. divergent boundaries
2. convergent boundaries
3. transform boundaries
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Earth’s Tectonic PlatesEarth’s Tectonic Plates
dpc.ucar.edu
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Divergent BoundariesDivergent BoundariesWhat are divergent boundaries?
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Divergent Boundaries• Iceland is along a divergent boundary.• The North American Plate & the Eurasian Plate
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Thingvellier,IcelandThingvellier,Iceland
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Divergent Boundaries
Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Extends from the Arctic Ocean to beyond the southern tip of Africa & moves 2.5cm per year.
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Divergent Boundaries: Divergent Boundaries: African Rift Valley – east African Plate is spreading & has torn Saudi Arabia away from the rest of the African continent forming the Red Sea
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Convergent Boundaries Convergent Boundaries What is a convergent boundary?
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Convergent BoundariesConvergent BoundariesThere are three types of convergent boundaries?
1. Oceanic-oceanic 2. oceanic-continental 3. continental-continental
nature.nps.gov
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• Continental convergence form mountain ranges• Example: Himalayan Mountains formed by the
convergence of the Indian and Eurasian Plates.
Convergent Boundaries Continental Convergence:
nature.nps.gov
nature.nps.gov
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Himalayan Mountain RangeHimalayan Mountain Range
destination360.com geography.howstuffworks.com
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Convergence Boundaries:
Continental and Oceanic Convergence:
• Create trenches and volcanic mountains
• One crust subducts under another.
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• Pacific Plate & North American Plate form the Aleutian Islands in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of Siberia
Aleutian Islands
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Andes MountainsAndes Mountains
geo1202peru.blogspot.com
Nazca Plate & South American Plate form the Andes Mountains on the western border of the South American continent
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Convergent Boundaries:
Oceanic Convergence• Creates trenches, volcanic islands, and
volcanic island arcs • Subduction zone
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• Located in the Pacific Ocean near Japan.• Created by ocean-to-ocean subduction.
-Phillipine Plate is subducting under the Pacific Plate
Mariana Trench
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Transform BoundariesTransform Boundaries
What is a transform boundary?
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•
Transform Boundaries
San Andreas FaultBy Robert E. Wallace, USGS
The Pacific Plate and the North American Plate slide past each other.
Create Earthquakes
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Plate TectonicsPlate TectonicsHomework due Wednesday:
• Complete sea floor spreading questions.
• Complete questions from plate tectonic worksheet.
• Continue to record seismic activity.
Heads-Up:
• Quiz tomorrow over Earth’s Layers/Plate Tectonics
• Test on Monday: Earth’s Layers and Plate Tectonics
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Sea Floor Spreading Model
1. 2.
Use the picture below to help understand the sea floor spreading model you made last week. a.What kind of boundary is represented at #1? (slit?)b.What kind of boundary is represented at #2? (slit?)
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Plate TectonicsPlate TectonicsObjectives:
• Sea Floor Spreading Model qts. due
• Plate Tectonic Map qts.
• Impacts of Plate Tectonics (video/text)
• Plate Tectonic Gallery Walk
• Plate Tectonics on Mars article
• Study Guide
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What does Plate Tectonics Impact?What does Plate Tectonics Impact?• Read pg. 257 and record in your notes the
following:
* What is effected by plate tectonics?
*How is it effected by plate tectonics?
* Why is it effected by plate tectonics?
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Plate TectonicsPlate Tectonics• How does it affect climate?
* Changed the climate over the last 250 million years by constantly creating geological processes (volcanoes;earthquakes) that produced heat and chemicals in the atmosphere that would promote and support life. Climate keeps most water from freezing.
• How does it affect life? • Plate tectonics promotes diversity among animals
by causing isolation due to geographical formations (mountains).
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Plate Tectonics on MarsPlate Tectonics on Mars• Annotate and write a descriptive summary
about the article, “UCLA scientist discovers plate tectonics on Mars.”
• Due:
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Earth ScienceEarth ScienceHomework:• Plate Tectonic Map article summary. Due Monday• Work on study guide. Due Tuesday.• Seismic Activity Map- if not recorded data daily.
• Test: • Tuesday, Feb. 5th
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Plate Tectonic Map Qts.Plate Tectonic Map Qts.
dpc.ucar.edu
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Earth’s Tectonic PlatesEarth’s Tectonic Plates
dpc.ucar.edu
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After TestAfter Test• Turn in the following:
*Plate Tectonics Map Activity w/map.
*Study Guide (optional)
*Sea Floor Spreading for partial credit
*Plate Tectonic articles for partial credit
Pick-up:
*Earthquake Worksheet. Due Monday
*Seismic Activity Map is also due Monday
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