ROYONNA L. BRISTOL UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA 6 NOVEMBER 2013 PLATE TECTONICS.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Plate Tectonics.

Advertisements

Do Now # 4 What is the difference between convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries?

The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics

Plate Boundary Features

Plate Tectonics Liz LaRosa for use with my 5 th Grade Science Class 2009

The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics. Structure of the Earth The Earth is made up of 3 main layers: –Core –Mantle –Crust Inner core Outer core.

1 - Earth’s Layers The Earth's rocky outer crust solidified billions of years ago, soon after the Earth formed. This crust is not a solid shell; it is.

Plate Tectonics and the Structure of the Earth. The Structure of the Earth The Earth is made up of 3 main layers: Core Mantle Crust Inner core Outer Core.

Ciyanna and Summer. The crust is the outermost layer of the Earth, but it is also the thinnest layer of the Earth.

The Layers of the Earth!.

PLATE TECTONICS Chapter 7 – Inside the Restless Earth

 The cracked eggshell is similar to the cracks in Earth’s lithosphere.

The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics

The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics.  The Earth is made up of 3 main layers:  Core  Mantle  Crust 46.6% Oxygen; 27.7% Silica; 8.1% Aluminum;

The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics. 2 Structure of the Earth The Earth is made up of 3 main layers: –Core –Mantle –Crust Inner core Outer.

Earth’s Layers The Earth's rocky outer crust solidified billions of years ago, soon after the Earth formed. This crust is not a solid shell; it is broken.

PLATE TECTONICS LIZ LAROSA FOR USE WITH MY 5 TH GRADE SCIENCE CLASS 2009

Inside the Earth Earth has three main layers

Science - The Earth. WALT: Name the different layers of the earth.

The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics. How do we know what the Earth is made of? Geophysical surveys: seismic, gravity, magnetics, electrical,

The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics. Structure of the Earth The Earth is made up of 3 main layers: –Core –Mantle –Crust Inner core Outer core.

SWBAT 1. Explain how plate tectonics accounts for the Earth’s features. 1. Describe the three types of plate boundaries and geographic features associated.

The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics. Structure of the Earth The Earth is made up of 3 main layers: –Core –Mantle –Crust Inner core Outer core.

Plate tectonics.

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Terms Emily Leonard 2/2/12Core1.

The Earth’s Structure.

The Layers of Earth And Plate Tectonics. How do we know what the Earth is made of?

Plate Tectonics. Earth’s Layers The Earth's rocky outer crust solidified billions of years ago, soon after the Earth formed. This crust is not a solid.

Structure of the Earth The Earth is made up of 3 main layers: ______________.

Continental Drift &Plate Tectonics Whitney Isbell for use with my 8 th Grade Science Class 2013

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Terms Ali White Core1

The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics. Structure of the Earth The Earth is made up of 3 main layers: –Core –Mantle –Crust Inner core Outer core.

Plate Tectonics. Theory of Plate Tectonics  Earth’s crust and part of the upper mantle are broken into sections  Sections of Earth’s crust = PLATES.

The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics

1. What might have made this huge crack? 2. How could this crack (over time ) change the landscape of the Earth’s surface?

The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics. Structure of the Earth The Earth is made up of 3 main layers: –Core –Mantle –Crust Inner core Outer core.

INSIDE THE EARTH REVIEW COMPLIMENTS OF MS. SINGLETON.

The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics. How do we know what the Earth is made of? Geophysical surveys: seismic, gravity, magnetics, electrical,

PLATE TECTONICS 1 Tectonic Plates. TECTONIC PLATES REVIEW Tectonic Plates: a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost.

Plate Tectonics- Part 3 The plates and the Theory that made them FAMOUS!

The Crust Outermost layer 5 – 70 km thick Made of Oxygen, Silicon, Aluminum.

The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics. Structure of the Earth The Earth is made up of 3 main layers: –Core –Mantle –Crust Inner core Outer core.

The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics. Earth’s Systems Biosphere- Living organisms on Earth Atmosphere- Layers of gases surrounding Earth Hydrosphere-

Layers of the Earth and Tectonic Plates. Warm up  A _________ is a group of living things that are closely related and can produce offspring together.

The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics. Structure of the Earth The Earth is made up of 3 main layers:  Core  Mantle  Crust Inner Core Outer.

Science Do Now Silently & Independently, fill in the “What We Already Know” section on the top of the paper on your desk. Take out your “6-4 What is Plate.

Plate Tectonics Video Clip of Continental Drift. Structure of the Earth The Earth is made up of 3 main layers: –Core –Mantle –Crust Inner core Outer core.

Plate Tectonics.

Section 2: The Theory of Plate Tectonics

The Composition AND Structure of the Earth

Plate Tectonics.

Unit 2: Geosphere Part 1 Lithospheric Plates, Folds, Faults, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Tsunamis, etc.

Inside the Earth.

Plate Tectonics Earth’s surface consists of a number of rigid, but moving, pieces called plates. The study of the formation and movement of these plates.

Processes shaping earth

Warmup 1. What geologic formation occurs where two oceanic plates are separating? (Where you have a divergent boundary) HINT: The formation at slit B from.

Inside the Earth.

Can you explain this map?

Theory of Plate Tectonics

The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics. Structure of the Earth The Earth is made up of 3 main layers: –Core –Mantle –Crust Inner core Outer core.

Inside the Earth.

The Earth’s Layers.

Plate Tectonics The earth’s crust is made up of tectonic plates

Unit 6 Earth’s Dynamic Interior

Candy Bar Plate Tectonics

The Theory of Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics.

Presentation transcript:

ROYONNA L. BRISTOL UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA 6 NOVEMBER 2013 PLATE TECTONICS

STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH The Earth is made up of 3 main layers: Core Mantle Upper Mantle Lower Mantle Crust

THE CRUST This is where we all live!! The Earth’s crust is made up of: Continental crust Thick (10-70km) Buoyant (less dense than oceanic crust Very Old Oceanic Crust Thin (~7km) Dense (sinks underneath contenintal crust Young

WHAT IS PLATE TECTONICS? Continents appear to fit together like pieces of a puzzle

PLATE TECTONICS Greek – “tektonikos” (of a builder) Refers to the deformation of the crust as a consequence of plate interaction. Earth’s crust is divided into 12 major plates which move in various direction Plate motion causes them to collide, pull apart, or scrape against each other Plates of the Earth

WHAT ARE TECTONIC PLATES MADE OF? Lithosphere (rigid) Consists of the crust and extreme upper mantle

WHAT ARE TECTONIC PLATES MADE OF? Asthenosphere Plates ride on top of this jelly/putty like liquid So hot that it is 1- 5% liquid Rests on upper mantle so it has pieces of crystals floating within it

WHAT MAKES UP TECTONIC PLATES? Mantle Cooler mantle as go towards surface Hot flowing mantle as near the core

TYPE OF PLATE BOUNDARIES

WHO’S AT FAULT? Cracks in the Earth’s surface along which rocks move are called “faults” Tension - Force that pulls on the plates crust and causes them to move apart 

DIVERGENT (TENSION FORCE) BOUNDARY

WHO’S AT FAULT? African Plate Arabian Plate

WHO’S AT FAULT? Compression is a force that pushes on the plates of Earth’s crust causing them to move together. 

WHO’S AT FAULT? Shearing is a force that pushes on the plates of the Earth’s crust causing one to move in one direction and the other plate in the opposite direction

OTHER TYPES OF FAULTS Shearing Associated with lateral faults Compression Associated with reverse and thrust faults)

SUMMARY Earth is made up of 3 main layers (core, mantle, crust) On the surface of the Earth are tectonic plates that slowly move around the globe (at the same rate that your fingernail grows!!) Float on top of mantle similar to ice cubes in a bowl of water 3 types of faults: Tension Shearing Compression

CAREERS Geologist Seismologist Tectonophysicist

CANDY BAR TECTONICS!!!!! Label the parts of the candy bar to correspond to the layers of the Earth Word Bank: Earth’s Crust, Upper Mantle, Lower Mantle and Core Follow the directions on the worksheet and write observations Eat and Enjoy!!