Plate Tectonic Assignment 1. The Juan de Fuca and Cocos plates were once part of a much larger plate called the _________ plate. 2. How long ago was this plate the dominate plate? 3. What plate(s) are the remnants of this former plate? 4. What kind of plate boundary exists between the Juan de Fuca and the North American plate? 5. What kind of plate boundary exists between the Pacific plate and the North American plate? 6. What tectonic process is ongoing between Baja California and the North
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“EVALUATE HOW PLATE TECTONICS THEORY HELPS OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISTRIBUTON OF SEISMIC AND VOLCANIC EVENTS” In this essay I am going to look in detail at plate tectonic theory and how it can be used to explain seismic and volcanic events worldwide. However‚ I will also look at other potential causes of these events‚ and some evidence that does not follow the theory that all these events are caused by plate boundaries. I am going to look at a range of case studies from differing scales
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Plate Tectonics Plate tectonics is the science and study of causes and relative motions of earth’s lithosphere plates. This theory proposes that earth’s outer layer is made up of plates which have moved throughout earth’s history. It is the scientific theory that attempts to explain the movements of the Earth’s lithosphere that have formed the landscape features seen across the world today. The primary natural hazards facing the islands of the Caribbean are earthquakes and hurricanes. Some of the
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CONSERVATIVE PLATE MARGINS (TRANSFORM FAULTS): When two plates slide past each other they create a conservative plate margin. The relative movement is horizontal‚ and classified as either sinistral (moving to the left) or dextral (moving to the right). Along these margins crust (lithosphere) is not being destroyed by subduction‚ neither is it being created. There is no melting of rock‚ and‚ therefore‚ no volcanic activity or formation of new crust. Despite the absence of volcanic activity‚ these
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Scientific Concepts and the Natural World RINT Task 1 Western Governors University Free Powerpoint Templates Page 1 The Earth’s Plate Tectonics James Hutton was the first scientist to address the Earth was millions of years old‚ as well as alive and is continuously being formed. Charles Lyell popularized uniformitarianism‚ and believed the Earth was being shaped by slow moving forces. Alfred Wegener introduced the foundation for the theory of continental drift. Wegener was one of the
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Art Criticism of Dinner Plates I went to the Bradbury Museum in the Fowler Center and chose the Dinner Plates which was made by Delita Martin in 2016. She used Lino crayons‚ Stabilo pencil‚ and 200 ceramic plates. The artist does not specify the region where it was made. The first thing I noticed was how many portrait plates there were because it fascinated me how someone could draw all of them. The portraits of women give an atmosphere of empowerment‚ but the table in the center gives a visual effect
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tectonic plates (or plates which float separately and independently of the hotter mantle which sits below them) are categorized into three major categories‚ these being: Primary (Major)‚ Secondary (Minor) and Tertiary (or‚ micro-plates.) The seven major (or‚ any plates which range over at least 10 million kilometers) plates are: African plate‚ Antarctic plate‚ Eurasian plate‚ Indo-Australian plate‚ North American plate‚ Pacific plate and South American plate. These are also the primary plates which
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Running Head: Plate Tectonics Paper Plate Tectonics Paper University of Phoenix Plate Tectonics Paper Earthquakes‚ volcanoes‚ mountains and the Earth’s crust are unique yet have one common denominator; the amazing topic of plate tectonics. Plate tectonics has a place or specifically places a role in each of these natural wonders of the world. In the following‚ Team C will discuss the theory of plate tectonics and how the theory shaped the form and composition of the movement within
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This case revolves around a voter registration bill passed in Congress that allows citizens to register to vote while renewing a license‚ or getting a new one‚ at the Department of Motor Vehicles. The Governor of California sued‚ claiming that the federal government does not have the power to pass laws involving the conduct of elections‚ citing Article 1‚ Section 4 of the US Constitution. This is a federalism issue involving the federal government and the Governor of California‚ Joe Isolationist
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subsides along a fault or crack. Benchmark Permanent cement or brass marker in ground indicating a measured elevation. Isostasy Condition of balance or equilibrium in Earth’s crust. Since the upper mantle acts like a very dense fluid‚ the crustal plates float on top of it. Any change in one part of the crust is offset by a corresponding change in another part of the crust. Example of Isostasy
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