1. Planet Earth: 4.5 billion years young!

2. Plate Tectonics/ The Lithosphere
In small groups, create a KWL chart
What we KNOW
What we WANT to know
What we’ve LEARNED

3. Continental Drift- PANGAEA

4. Continental Drift

5. Continental Drift
THE CONTINENTS TODAY
Antarctica

6. Continental Drift
PROOF!

7. Plate Tectonics Videos

8. Today: Plate Tectonics

9. Plate Boundaries

10. Plate Tectonics Separating (Divergent Boundary)

11. Plate Tectonics Separating (Divergent Boundary)

12. Plate Tectonics Colliding (Convergent Boundary)

13. Plate Tectonics Sliding (Transform Boundary)

14. Plate Tectonics Sliding (Transform Boundary)

15. RICHTER SCALE Less than 3.5 Generally not felt, but recorded.
Often felt, but rarely causes damage.
Under At most slight damage to well-designed buildings.
Can be destructive in areas up to about kilometers across.
Major earthquake. Can cause serious damage over larger areas.
8 or greater Great earthquake. Can cause serious damage in areas several hundred kilometers across.

16. Earthquake causes Japanese Tsunami`