Geo l2 geomorphology_plate_tect_0.1
THE THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS. INTRODUCTION u Tectonics- large scale deformational features of the crust u Plate tectonics – Earth’s outer shell divided.
EARTH… What lies beneath. WHAT LIES BENEATH… CRUST: Top layer of Earth’s internal structure that has two parts… 1.Basalt-rich oceanic crust 2.Granite-rich.
Plate Tectonics Relatively new theory - introduced about 30 years ago Unifies several branches of the Earth Sciences .
CONTINENTAL DRIFT SEAFLOOR SPREADING THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS Plate Tectonics.
Continental Drift & Seafloor Spreading Honors Marine Science Chapter 3.
Plate Tectonics Chap. 17 Continental DriftContinental Drift Seafloor Spreading Theory of Plate Tectonics Causes of Plate Motion.
Sunken Continents vs. Continental Drift
Chapter 2 Key concepts: Continental drift Seafloor spreading Convergent plate boundary Divergent plate boundary Transform-fault plate boundary Why do plates.
