'Ocean ocean' presentation slideshows

Geology and Nonrenewable Resources Chapters 14 Living in the Environment , 16 th Edition, Miller

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Plate Tectonics: The Unifying Theory

Plate Tectonics: The Unifying Theory. Peter W. Sloss, NOAA-NESDIS-NGDC. Fundamental concept of geoscience Integrates from many branches First suggested based on geology and paleontology Fully embraced after evidence from geophysics. Plate Tectonics.

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Classroom presentations to accompany Understanding Earth , 3rd edition

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The Physical Earth Chapters 13 and 20 Living in the Environment , 11 th Edition, Miller

The Physical Earth Chapters 13 and 20 Living in the Environment , 11 th Edition, Miller. Advanced Placement Environmental Science La Canada High School Dr. E. Genesis of Earth. Earth is 4.6 billion years old. Same age as all other planets and the sun. Earth formation.

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PLATE TECTONICS

PLATE TECTONICS. Continental Drift & Seafloor Spreading. Continental Drift. German scientist Alfred Wegener proposes the theory of Continental Drift in 1912. What does Continental Drift mean?. It means exactly what is sounds like!

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Mountain Belts formed at Divergent and Convergent Boundaries

Mountain Belts formed at Divergent and Convergent Boundaries. Mountains Formed at Divergent Boundaries. Divergent Plate Boundaries. Mid Ocean Ridges. Continuous underwater mountain chains that extend up to 60,000 km around the globe.

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Plate tectonics II

Plate tectonics II. The oceans are where most of the action takes place. Theory of Plate Tectonics. Surface of the Earth is covered by a series of plates Creation of seafloor occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where volcanism creates the seafloor.

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Plate Tectonics

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Overview of Convergent Plate Boundaries

Overview of Convergent Plate Boundaries. ACTIVE. Olympic. Rainier. Crater Lake. Redwood. Lassen. ACTIVE. Lake Clark. Kenai Fjords. Katmai. ANCIENT. Yosemite. Kings Canyon. Sequoia. ANCIENT. Acadia. Shenandoah. Great Smoky. ANCIENT. Hot Springs. Big Bend. Convergence Types:.

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How and Why the Plates Move Part II

Convection. How and Why the Plates Move Part II. Convection currents in the mantle move the plates!. Convection currents cause :. The plates to pull apart which leads to sea floor spreading (ridge push) The plates to collide which leads to subduction (slab pull). Plate boundaries.

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