Plate Tectonics‚ Earthquakes‚ and Volcanoes Renee Kuraly 1. There are 13 tectonic plates. (several smaller ones) 2. Evidence for continental drift includes: coastline fit‚ alignment of mountain ranges‚ similar rock sequences‚ fossils‚ modern fauna‚ and ancient climates. 3. We know plate boundaries exist because their defined by earthquake data and the depths of earthquakes show what type of boundary they are. 4. Divergent Boundary- places where plates are moving apart. Convergent Boundary-
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750 Word Reflection Fall 2014 Ethical imperatives for the Kingdom of God revealed in Luke 10: 25-37 By: Charmaine Warford From the perspective of the legal expert in Biblical law: Jesus confronted the “expert in the law” with God’s law and left him without a defense. For Paul‚ covenant right standing before God‚ is neither maintained nor advanced by obedience to the law‚ but is a gift of grace through Jesus Christ. 1. Faith incorporates the believer in Christ‚ in his faithfulness to us through
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The Impact Of Plate Tectonics on the Caribbean * The Caribbean Plate is a mostly oceanic tectonic plate underlying Central America and the Caribbean Sea off the north coast of South America. * Volcanic activity in the Caribbean itself‚ as distinct from Central America‚ is largely limited to the eastern Caribbean. Here‚ the Caribbean plate‚ moving approximately west to east‚ meets the North American plate‚ which is moving approximately east to west. This creates what is known as a seductions
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Adapted from an activity by Laurel Goodell February 2013 Introduction to Plate Tectonics via Google Earth (24 pts) B. Topographic Patterns Uncheck all of the layers and focus on topographic features of the earth. Topography of the earth ABOVE sea level Questions Answers 1. Are mountains randomly distributed on the continents‚ or do they tend to occur in particular patterns (clusters‚ linear chains‚ arcs‚ etc.)? Some appear in lines and others in arcs 1pt 2. Find Mt. Everest‚ the highest point
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1. Paul Roberts draws us in to his essay‚ "How to Say Nothing in 500 Words‚" by presenting us with a relatable situation. This is an effective technique for maintaining the attention of the audience because it shows the writer knows where we are coming from. Once this connection has been established we may find it easier to believe the material that the writer presents us with. 2. Because the student doesn’t hold a strong a opinion on the essay’s subject matter he begins by leaning towards his
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Creative Spark Charles A. Orders PHL/458 July 7‚ 2014 Jarrod Hyde For this assignment‚ I chose Sir Ken Robinson’s talk on how schools kill the creativity of the children they teach. In his roughly 20 minute speech in Monterey California‚ in February 2006‚ he took center stage to deliver a humorous monologue on the spark of creativity. He pointed out that it was his belief that everyone has an interest in education‚ and it runs deep with us as a society‚ because it drives the way our
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Continental Drift‚ Plate Tectonics‚ The North American Plate The experts and scientists have theories on how the the world’s plates move and how earthquakes occur. These theories on how the world’s plate move is called continental drift and the theory on how earthquakes occur is called plate tectonics. They also have a lot of information on the North American Plate and in which direction it is moving and information like that. Now let me tell you more about each of these topics. Continental
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Plate Tectonics & Marine Resources The ocean is one of the worlds greatest natural resources. It provides the Earth’s population with numerous amounts of resources that have value and others that provide pure enjoyment. Transportation is one of the major uses of the ocean‚ along with recreational activities‚ and inspiration. As for resources extracted from the ocean that provide the economy with value‚ three of the main include oil‚ minerals‚ and food. Oil or gas are the top resources extracted
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Earth‚ consisting of the crust and the topmost part of the upper mantle. * It is a relatively thin layer‚ about 31 to 62 miles (50 to 100 km) thick under the oceans and 93 miles (150 km) thick on the continents. * It contains the minerals‚ rocks and soils that humans have used for building materials‚ metals and agriculture. * This layer is composed of the upper crust‚ about 3 miles (5 km) thick in the oceans and 40.3 mles (65 km) thick on the continents‚ and the upper mantle‚ which makes
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Homework for reading week. 750 words. I’m glad I finally told you what happened‚ but don’t be too mad at me‚ Sis‚ okay? It wasn’t my fault! Okay‚ okay‚ not entirely my fault. But you can say nothing to me cause you cheated on him too‚ so… and you don’t really love him‚ do you? Oi! How long are you gonna stay in the bathroom?! I need to go to toilet! Come on! Hurry up! Do you hear me? You know‚ Sam’s got a crush on you. Yes he does‚ I can tell you that! You two would make a great couple
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