THE EARTHS INTERIOR Seismic Wave Review 1.p-waves and s-waves 2.velocity = Distance / time 3.seismic waves travel at different speeds through different.
Bell ringer- How could you describe the different types of plate boundaries that you see on this diagram?
Magma Ascent and Emplacement Best Chapter 9. Topics How does magma ascend? How do dikes form? How is magma emplaced?
Plate Tectonics. Continental drift: An idea before its time Alfred Wegener First proposed his continental drift hypothesis in 1915 Published The Origin.
Continental Drift- The Theory. The Earth’s crust is broken into about 12 rigid plates, which slide over a semi-molten plastic layer of the mantle.
Andes Mountains, South America Evidence of Continental Drift.
Earth Science Objectives: Seismic Activity Map Assignment Identify, compare, and model earth’s layers. Identify and examine historical evidence of plate.
Classification of Igneous Rocks 1. Chemical Composition 2. Colour 3. Texture 4. Mineralogy Felsic Basic Amygdaloidal Mafic Undersaturated/oversaturated.
Dimensional Analysis It is 93,000,000 miles to the sun. If a spaceship can travel 18,000 m/s how long would it take to get there?
Planet Earth Chapter 17. Earth’s Interior and Plate Tectonics 17-1.
Quiz Question Do you expect that the earthquake in Hawaii was: –Tensionsal (pull-apart movement) –Compressional (push-together movement) –Shear (moving-past.
Mineral Introduction. Minerals: Building blocks of rocks By definition a mineral is Naturally occurring (synthetic diamonds not a mineral) Inorganic solid.