Introduction to the Lithosphere
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Amanda Cooper
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Plate Tectonics and Topography
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Learning Target
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TEKS
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a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle
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the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area - Dictionary.com
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Statement of Inquiry
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Looking at this picture, what do you think/know about plate tectonics?
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This is a topographic map of Mt. Rainier... What's different?
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Glenn A. Diehl
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Climbed several of the highest peaks in the world
Was a member of the Mountaineers
Used topographic maps during all of his adventures
Helped redesign the Panama Canal
Lived in Alaska and used his map skills there
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Pre-Assessment
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Multiple Choice
__________ first formally proposed that the position of Earth's continents change over time (Continental Drift Hypotheses).
Harry Hess
Bill Nye
Alfred Wegener
Charles Darwin
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Multiple Choice
The name given to the super-continent in the continental drift hypothesis was______________.
Pangaea
Laurasia
Gondwanaland
Cooperland
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Multiple Choice
According to the continental drift hypothesis, how long ago did the super-continent break apart?
20 million years ago
2 million years ago
200 million years ago
900 million years ago
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Multiple Choice
_________________ first proposed the seafloor spreading hypothesis.
Alfred Wegener
Charles Darwin
Sir Isaac Newton
Harry Hess
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Multiple Choice
Plates that move away from each other are called
Divergent
Convergent
Strike Slip
Ghosting
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Multiple Choice
The current that causes Earth's plates to move are called
Ocean Currents
Gravity Currents
Friction Currents
Convections Currents
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Multiple Choice
According to plate tectonic theory, how many major tectonic plates are there?
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Multiple Choice
Which crust is more dense?
Continental (the land above water)
Oceanic (the land covered by the ocean)
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