The Lithosphere. The Crust Thin, rocky outer layer Either oceanic or continental – Oceanic is 7-km thick – Continental is 8-75 km thick.
‘SIDE VIEW’ ‘TOP VIEW’ Solar System on outside of Orion Arm (25,000 light years from centre) 100,000 ly.
Pangaea Colliding Plates Objectives –Explain how plate tectonics accounts for the movement of continents –Compare and contrast divergent, convergent.
The Lithosphere. 1. The Lithosphere The lithosphere is the hard shell of the Earth, consisting of the crust and the topmost part of the upper mantle.
1 Rocks and Minerals GOLD! (before processing) Just what are they?
Unit 5 – The Dynamic Earth Chapter 17 – Plate Tectonics Major focus for the Regents Exam! ESRT pages we will study in this unit: Page 5 – Tectonic Plates.
Earth Systems and Resources AP Environmental Science Trotter 2013-2014.
Geologic Time Scale Eras, periods and epochs Superposition: youngest rocks superimposed on older rocks “Relative time” Dating by radioactive isotopes Half-life:
Welcome to Geology 100 at Miramar College. Geology – the study of the Earth Physical Geology materials that make up the Earth processes that operate upon.
Faults. Schedule Vocabulary Intro.10-15 minutes Fault Notes/Activity15-20 minutes Vocabulary Game10-15 minutes Compare Contrast Homework10 minutes Exit.
Hosted by Mrs. Riggio 100 200 400 300 400 Earth Sun Moon Universe 300 200 400 200 100 500 100.
Plate Tectonics. Earth’s Layers The Earth's rocky outer crust solidified billions of years ago, soon after the Earth formed. This crust is not a solid.