9/15/10 BR: What do you think… Will Chicago ever have a volcano 9/15/10 BR: What do you think… Will Chicago ever have a volcano? How are mountains formed? Why do earthquakes happen? Today: The Earth’s Crust & Continental Drift
Plates move at a rate of between ½ to 4 inches annually Continental Drift Earth’s crust is broken up into plates which float around on magma and bump into each other. Plates move at a rate of between ½ to 4 inches annually
Pangaea – Super Continent from which all continents grew
Continental Drift Plates come together or spread apart at plate boundries. Convergence- when 2 plates come together, forming mountains Subduction- when 1plate slides under the other Divergence- when magma rises to the surface, creating new ocean floor- sea floor spreading Transform- when 2 plates slide against each other- fault line Continental rift- when a continent is pulled apart
Assignment (25 Points)- Due Thursday Using information from today draw each type of plate boundry. Make sure to label each type of boundry.