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Transcript of Chapter 11 The Dynamic Planet
Chapter 11 The Dynamic Planet
Geosystems 6eAn Introduction to Physical Geography
Robert W. ChristophersonCharles E. Thomsen
The Dynamic Planet
The Geologic Time Scale
Earth’s Structure and Internal Energy
The Geologic Cycle
Plate Tectonics
Geologic Time Scale
Figure 11.1
Earth’s Structure and Internal Energy
Earth’s Core InnerOuter
Earth’s Mantle Asthenosphere
Earth’s Lithosphere and Crust Continental crustOceanic crust
Earth in Cross Section
Figure 11.2
Earth’s Interior
Figure 11.2
Earth’s Interior
Figure 11.2
Figure 11.2
Earth’s Interior
Core to Crust
Figure 11.3
The vast give-and-take at the Earth-atmosphere-ocean interface or cycling within the lithosphere
Fueled by the sun and Earth’s internal heat
Hydrologic Cycle
Rock Cycle
Tectonic Cycle
The Geologic Cycle
The Geologic CycleRock Cycle
Rock – assemblage of minerals bound together or a mass of a single mineral… Minerals – inorganic, nonliving, natural compound having a chemical formula and crystalline structure
Igneous Processes Sedimentary Processes Metamorphic Processes
The Geologic Cycle
Figure 11.5
The Rock Cycle
Figure 11.6
Igneous Rock Types
Figure 11.7
Sedimentary Rock Types
Figure 11.9
Plate Tectonics Conceptual model and theory of crustal movement
Continental drift
Sea-floor spreading
Subduction of the Crust
Crustal Movements
Figure 11.14
Magnetic Reversals
Figure 11.15
Relative Age of the Oceanic Crust
Figure 11.16
Continents Adrift
Figure 11.17
Earth’s Major Plates
Figure 11.18
Ocean Floor
Figure 11.19
Transform Faults
Figure 11.20
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Figure 11.21
Hot Spot Tracks
Figure 11.21
End of Chapter 11
Geosystems 6eAn Introduction to Physical Geography
Robert W. ChristophersonCharles E. Thomsen