Earth’s Structure and Pangaea

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Earth’s Structure and Pangaea

Review Inside the Earth The Earth has 4 main layers. Crust (rock) Mantle (rock) Outer Core (metal) Inner Core (metal)

Continental Drift Theory Continental Drift states that the continents were once a single landmass (Pangaea), broke apart, and “drifted” to their current locations. Proposed by Alfred Wegener (1915). He had evidence that Pangaea existed… Lived in the early 1900’s

Pangaea Large single landmass that existed 245 m.y.a. Evidence that Pangaea existed Continents fit together like puzzle pieces (mountain ranges lined up) Mesosaurus – Reptile fossil found on South America and Africa – It was a freshwater animal! It couldn’t swim thousands of miles in ocean water. Tropical plant fossils that were found on an island in Artic Ocean! Glossopteris- plant fossils found on different continents The continental drift theory was NOT accepted because Wegener could not explain HOW the continents were moving/drifted apart.

When magma is heated it becomes less dense and rises.

Why WERE the continents moving?? …because of sea-floor spreading! When two oceanic plates pull apart, magma rises through the gap in the middle, the magma cools and forms new sea floor(Oceanic crust). Sea-floor spreading occurs at/along mid-ocean ridges Continents are connected to the sea-floor. When the sea-floor moves, so do the continents!

Sea-Floor Spreading Evidence Brand new rock was found at the mid-ocean ridge. Rock gets older and older the farther you get away from the ridge. Oldest rocks were found at near ocean trenches. Subduction Zones Magnetic Reversals – Iron in the rocks switched directions every time the Earth’s polarity switched.

Sea-Floor Spreading in detail…

Mid-Ocean Ridge A series of mountain ranges on the ocean floor Volcanic rock is added to the sea floor as the mid-ocean ridge spreads apart and magma is released.

Subduction Subduction is the process of the oceanic lithosphere colliding with and descending beneath the continental lithosphere. One edge of one crustal plate is forced below the edge of another plate.

Deep ocean trenches Ocean trenches can be formed by subduction between continental crust and oceanic crust. Ocean trenches can also be formed when two plates carrying oceanic crust meet. One edge of one crustal plate is forced below the edge of another plate.(subduction)

Seafloor Spreading

Check these sites out! http://www.wwnorton.com/college/geo/egeo/flash/2_5.swf http://education.sdsc.edu/optiputer/flash/seafloorspread.htm