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Chpt 7 Earth's Moving Crust By Aidan

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CRUST

EARTH'S SOLID, ROCKY SURFACE CONTAINING THE CONTINENTS AND OCEAN

ORIGINAL HORIZONTALITY

THE IDEA THAT MANY KINDS OF ROCKS FORM FLAT, HORIZONTAL LAYERS

CONTINENTAL DRIFT

CONTINENTS SPLIT APART INTO PIECES WHICH DRIFTED OFF
Photo by Greg Headley

SEA-FLOOR SPREADING

A SPREADING APART THE CRUST ON OCEAN FLOOR
Photo by Pilottage

MAGMA

HOT MOLTEN ROCK BELOW EARTH'S SURFACE
Photo by pierre c. 38

PLATE TECTONICS

IDEA THAT EATH'S SURFACE IS BROKEN INTO PIECES AND THAT ARE SLIDING

MANTLE

LAYER BENEATH EARTH'S CRUST

SUBDUCTION

SLIDING OF A DENSER OCEAN PLATE UNDER ANOTHER PLATE WHEN COLLIDE

FAULT

A HUGE CRACK IN EARTH'S CRUST
Photo by Travis S.

FOCUS

A POINT WHERE AN EARTHQUAKE STARTS AS ROCKS

SEISMIC WAVE

A VIBRATION THAT SPREADS OUT AWAY FROM FOCUS WHILE AN EARTHQUAKE
Photo by Tex Texin

EPICENTER

POINT ON EARTH'S SURFACE DIRECTLY ABOVE THE FOCUS OF AN EARTHQUAKE
Photo by quapan

AFTERSHOCK

SHAKING OF EARTHS CRUST AFTER THE INITIAL SHAKING OF AN EARTHQUAKE
Photo by Shazster

SEISMOGRAPH

DEVICE THAT DETECTS THE SHAKING OF EARTH'S CRUST DURING EARTHQUAKE

MAGNITUDE

AMOUNT OF ENERGY RELEASED BY AN EARTHQUAKE
Photo by Beacon Radio

VENT

CENTRAL OPENING IN A VOLCANIC AREA THROUGH MAGMA MAY ESCAPE

LAVA

MAGMA THAT REACHES EARTH'S SURFACE AND FLOWS OUT OF A VENT
Photo by gnuckx

CRATER

CUPLIKE HOLLOW THAT FORMS AT THE TOP OF VOLCANO AROUND THE VENT
Photo by Tapestry Dude

HOT SPOT

VERY HOT PART OF THE SUN'S MANTLE

CINDER-CONE VOLCANO

STEEP-SIDED CONE THAT FORMS FROM EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS
Photo by flequi

SHIELD VOLCANO

WIDE, GENTLY SLOPED CONE FORMS FROM FLOWS OF LAVA

COMPOSITE VOLCANO

A CONE FORMED FROM EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS OVER AND OVER

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

HEAT FROM BELOW EARTH'S SURFACE
Photo by oemebamo