1 of 6

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

Plate Tectonics

Published on Nov 21, 2015

No Description

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ASTHENOSPHERE

PLASTICLIKE LAYER BELOW THE LITHOSPHERE

CONTINENTAL DRIFT

IDEA THAT CONTINENTS MOBE SLOWLY ACROSS THE CONTINETS ON EARTH

PANGEA

LARGE ANCIENT LANDMASS THAT CONSISTED OF ALL THE CONTINENTS ON EARTH

LITHOSPHERE

COMPOSED OF OCEANIC OR CONTINENTAL CRUST AND UPPER MANTLE

PLATE TECHTONICS

EXPLAINS LOCATIONS OF MOUNTAINS, TRENCHES, AND VOLCANOES

SEAFLOOR SPREADING

THEORY PROPOSED BY HARRY HESS THAT INCLUDES PROCESSES ALONG MID OCEAN RIDGES