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Plate Tectonics

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

STATIC EARTH

FIXED AND YOUNG

CHANGE = VULNERABLE

Why?

Change makes us feel vulernable.
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IT'S A DANCE

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ALFRED WENGNER

PANGEA
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HOW?

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Arthur Holmes

CONVECTION
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CRUSTY PLATES

THEY'RE MOVING

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fingernail

SPEEDS
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Convection Currents

DRIVE THE PLATES
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A DOZEN MAJOR PLATES

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EVIDENCE?

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POLAR FLIPFLOPS

FOSSILS

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STRIAE

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Rock Similarities

NA AND BRITIAN
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coal

FORMED AND NOW FOUND
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JIGSAW PUZZLE

BOUNDARIES

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divergent, convergent

TRANSFORM
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MOUNTAINS

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VOLCANOES

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SUBDUCTION ZONE

Future?

AUSTRALIA JOIN ASIA

AFRICA SEPARATE FROM NEAR EAST

To Sum up
convection currents drive plates
plates dance around creating havoc
it's still going on

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What will NA look like?

  • In 1 million years?
  • In 50 million?
  • 100?