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Dynamic Earth Earth Systems, Plate tectonics, Layers, Earthquakes, Valcanoes
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Earth as a System Four parts: Geosphere (rock) Mostly located in Earth’s interior Atmosphere (air) Hydrosphere (water) Oceans ¾ of the globe Biosphere (living)
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Layers of the Earth Crust, Mantle, Core Lithosphere the crust and the upper mantle Divided into plate tectonics Asthenosphere Plastic, solid layer of mantle made of rock Allows tectonic plates to move on top of it (slow) Mesosphere Lower layer of the mantle between the asthenosphere and outer core
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Continued… Outer Core Dense, liquid layer Outer shell of core made up of liquid iron and nickel Inner Core Sphere of solid nickel and iron at center of the Earth Earth’s inner and outer core make up about 1 / 3 of earth’s mass
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Plate Tectonics Continental Drift Fossil Evidence of the same kinds of animals living on separate continents. The types of rocks found on each continent today show similar strata and ages. Mt. Ranges on the coast of West Africa disappear then suddenly reappear again on the coast
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225 Million years ago
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150 million years ago…
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90 million years ago…
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35 million years ago…
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Present…
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Plate Movements Divergent: Sea Floor spreading: where new land is created. Occurs in the ocean (mid-ocean ridges) Transform: As 2 plates slide past one another friction builds. (Earthquakes) Convergent: Plate collisions Subduction: plates push up continental plates (Volcanoes) Uplift: Mountains form
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Plate Movements
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Convection Currents Occurs in the magma Magma is heated, becomes less dense and rises, then cools, more dense and sinks Heating, cooling (rising, sinking) creates currents = plate movement
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Earthquakes
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Divergent Plates
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Volcanoes: Ring of Fire
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Volcanoes Shield: Large, broad with a crater at the top Slow eruption and lava oozes Examples: Mauna Loa in Hawaii and Mount Wrangell in Alaska Composite: Tall, steep, symmetrical (explosive, hard to predict Examples: Mount Hood in Oregon, Mount St. Helens in Washington (many of these all over the world
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… Cinder Cone Lava in the form of cinders Most common type Examples: Mount Mazama in Oregon (Crater Lake) Hot Spot: magma emerges from Earth but not at plate boundaries (middle of plates) Examples: Hawaiian Islands, Galapagos, Iceland, Yellowstone
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Effects of Volcanoes Release of CO 2, CO, He, H 2, HF (poisonous), SO 2 (acid rain, pollution), HCl (irritant, acid rain) Ozone depletion, global warming, haze effect (smog) Not long term but combined with human activities they can be
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