Birth of a Theory Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics.
Plate Tectonics
Plate tectonics
3.2 Results of Stress Photos
The Lithosphere. The Crust Thin, rocky outer layer Either oceanic or continental – Oceanic is 7-km thick – Continental is 8-75 km thick.
Plate Tectonics. What is Plate Tectonics? According to the plate tectonics theory, the uppermost mantle, along with the overlying crust, behaves as a.
© 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, 10e Tarbuck & Lutgens.
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FORCES ON THE EARTH’S SURFACE.
Volcanoes. Types of Eruptions Violent and explosive Quiet and flowing –Depends on trapped gases and magma composition.
Tuesday November 2, 2010 (Types of Plate Boundaries)