Overview
Fly over
of earth surfaces showing key geologic formations:
Flyover
Movie
[
Earth flyover movie with oceanic ridges ]
a)
Show land masses and oceans
b)
Show deserts, plains, foothills, mountain ranges
c)
Show how water changes the landscape
- Flowing
rivers
- Oceans
& coastline erosion
-
Grand Canyon & Colorado River
d)
Show igneous, sedimentary & metamorphic rocks
e)
Show evidence of continental drift
- Edges
of continents match up
f)
Show evidence of Plate Tectonics:
Plate
boundaries:
- Mid-Ocean
ridges (Mid-Atlantic ridge)
- Convergent
plate boundaries (Himalayas, Andes)
- Strike-slip
(San Andreas fault)
g)
Show signs of earthquake
h)
Show occurrence of large geologic events
- Show
volcanoes - Hawaiian island chain
i)
Show examples of California geology
- Earthquake
areas
- Mountain
ranges
- Faults
Mendocino
Triple Junctions (where three tectonic plates
meet)
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