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Chapter 7 Earths Moving Crust Jacquie

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CRUST

ERTH'S SOLID, ROCKY SURFACE CONTAINING CONTINENTS ,OCEAN FLOOR

ORIGINAL HORIZONTALITY

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

CONTINENTAL DRIFT

THE IDEA OF THE CONTINENTS SEPERATING
Photo by catface3

SEA-FLOOR SPREADING

THE IDEA OF NEW CRUST FORMING AT THE RIDGES ON EITHER SIDE

MAGMA

HOT MOLTEN ROCK BELOW EARTH'S SURFACE
Photo by gnuckx

PLATE TECTONICS

THE IDEA OF EARTH'S SURFACE IS BROKEN INTO TWO PLATES
Photo by izzie_whizzie

MANTLE

THE LAYER BENEATH EARTH'S CRUST

SUBDUCTION

THE SLIDING OF A DENSER OCEAN PLATE
Photo by Darkroom Daze

FOCUS

THE POINT WHERE AN EARTHQUAKE STARTS

SEISMIC WAVE

A VIBRATION THAT SPREADS WHEN AN EARTHQUAKE HAPPENS
Photo by Pulpolux !!!

EPICENTER

THE POINT ON EARTHS SURFACE DIRECTLY ABOVE THE FOCAS OF AN EQ

AFTERSHOCK

SHAKING OF EARTHS CRUST AFTER THE SHAKING OF AN EARTHQUAKE
Photo by Tex Texin

SEISMOGRAPH

THE SENSITIVE DEVICE THAT DETECS HOW STRONG AN EARTHQUAKE IS
Photo by djwudi

MAGNITUDE

THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY RELEASED BY AN EARTHQUAKE
Photo by waterdotorg

FAULT

A CRACK IN EARTHS CRUST
Photo by martinluff

VENT

THE CENTRAL OPENING IN A VOLCANIC AREA THROUGH WHICH MAGMA ESCAPE
Photo by gnuckx

LAVA

MAGMA THAT REACHES EARTHS SURFACE AND FLOWS OUT OF A VENT
Photo by gnuckx

CRATER

A CUPLIKE HOLLOW THAT FORMS AT THE TOP OF A VOLCANO ON THE VENT
Photo by gnuckx

HOT SPOT

A HOT SPOT IS A VERY HOT PART OF THE MANTLE
Photo by CHUCKage

CINDER-CONE VOLCANO

A STEEP-SIDED CONE THAT FORMS FROM EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS OF HOT ROCK
Photo by FortGirl

SHIELD VOLCANO

A WIDE,GENTLY SLOPED CONE THAT FORMS FROM FLOWS OF LAVA

COMPOSITE VOLCANO

A CONE FORMED VOLCANO OF HOT ROCKS FOLLOWED BY A FLOW OF LAVA

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

HEAT BELOW EARTHS SURFACE