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Warm-Up What are the 4 pieces of evidence that support the theory of Continental Drift? Time’s Up!
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Plate Tectonics
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Plates ◦ Divisions of lithosphere ◦ Moving on asthenosphere
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Wegener – Continental Drift Theory Early 1900s Once single landmass - Pangaea Broke up – Laurasia, Gondwana Drifted to present location
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Over the past 300 million years the continents have spread apart from each other.
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Continental Drift Evidence For Wegener ◦ Fitting together of continents ◦ Similar things on distant continents Fossils R ocks
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Sea-Floor Spreading Evidence for continental drift Mid-ocean ridges ◦ Tectonic plates moving separating ◦ New magma rises ◦ Form new oceanic crust ◦ Older crust pushed away
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Magnetic Reversals Evidence for continental drift Molten rock ◦ Magnetic minerals ◦ Align with magnetic field Magnetic field reverses ◦ 177 times in 85 million years ◦ Last 600,000 years ago Recorded in rock ◦ Similar pattern to age of rocks
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Causes for Plate Tectonics Convection ◦ Asthenosphere ◦ Heated rock Expands and rises ◦ Cools More dense
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Inquiry Activity Follow the directions on the worksheet to complete the activity. When you are ready for shaving cream raise your hand and I will get you some.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loFxYSHx Tf0
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Plate Tectonics Movement ◦ cm/yr ◦ Measured by GPS Interact at boundaries – 3 types ◦ Collide ◦ Separate ◦ Slide past Earthquakes can occur at all
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What will Denver be like? Earth’s History to 100 million years from now now Notice what Colorado/North America look like at the end of that video…
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Short Constructed Response Using the information you have learned about continental drift, make a prediction about what Earth’s continents will look like in 100 million years. Make sure to support your claim with at least three pieces of evidence and provide commentary for each.
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