'African plate' presentation slideshows

Earth

Earth. Third planet from the Sun Fifth largest Orbit: 149,600,000 km (1.00 AU) Diameter: 12,756 km Mass: 5.972 X 10 24 kg. Not until Copernicus (16th century) was it understood that Earth is just another planet. . Interior.

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Middle to Recent Earth History

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pubsgs/gip/dynamic/slabs.html

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/slabs.html. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/continents.html. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/inside.html. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/Farallon.html. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/baseball.html. Magnetic striping.

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Ryan McCue Margo Moeller Lauren Ranalli Erin Moosbrugger

VOLCANOES. Ryan McCue Margo Moeller Lauren Ranalli Erin Moosbrugger. LR. What is a Volcano?. A volcano is a hill or mountain formed from lava and rock fragments ejected through a volcanic vent. LR. Why do volcanoes erupt?.

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Sec 3 IHE GE 2014/Chan ML

Sec 3 IHE GE 2014/Chan ML. Fold is a bend in the rock strata caused by compression. Fold. Folds are formed by compression resulting in shortening and thickening of the crust. Parts of a fold: 1) limbs - the two sides of a fold.

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Chapter 2: Plate Tectonics

Chapter 2: Plate Tectonics. What is plate tectonics? Plate tectonics is the study of the origin and arrangement of the broad physical features of the Earth. Plate tectonics is the basic idea that the Earth is divided into a few large plates that move slowly and change in size.

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Monitoring Network OLG

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Plate Tectonics Review

Plate Tectonics Review. Please select a Team. Team Magma Team Lava Team Earthquake Team Volcano. Response Counter. Which plate is the African Plate?. A B C D. Response Counter. What is the name of the partially molten, upper portion of the mantle?. Inner Core Lithosphere

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Earth Systems 3209

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Turkey

Earthquake Avalanche Flood. Turkey. Overview. Climate and Weather in Turkey How developed is Turkey? Plate Boundary- How come there are Earthquakes, Avalanches and Floods in Turkey? What could happen in Turkey? Why? Earthquakes Avalanches Floods Video. Climate and Weather.

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Mt. Etna

Mt. Etna. LOCATION. Location : Sicily, Italy Location : 37.73 N, 15.00 E Elevation : 10,991 feet Diameter of the base : 36 by 24 miles. TYPE OF VOLCANO. Below an elevation of about 9,500 feet Etna is a shield volcano The upper1,200 feet is a stratovolcano and its made

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Plate tectonic Field trip!!!!!!! ?

Plate tectonic Field trip!!!!!!! ?. By: Morgan Lee, Brianna Hernandez, Haley Akins, Eric Sellers. Plate tectonics. Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that describes the large-scale motions of Earth's lithosphere.

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World of Plate Tectonics

Splendodupulous. Created by - Adam Broge. World of Plate Tectonics. Origin of the Pangaea Theory.

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