Vocabulary

Chapter 1

The Earth; A Dyanamic Planet

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Lesson 1 The Earth's Layers

 

  1. Crust-

     

  2. Oceanic Crust-

     

  3. Continental Crust-

     

    • Lithosphere-

     

  4. Mantle-

     

    • Asthenosphere-

     

  5. Convection Currents-

     

  6. Outer Core-

     

  7. Inner Core-

     

Lesson Two- Pangea to the present

  1. Dynamic Planet-

     

  2. Plates-

     

  3. Plate Tectonics/Continental Drift Theory-

     

    • Pangaea-

       

    • Panthalassa-

       

    • Laurasia-

       

    • Gondwanaland-

       

  4. Plate Boundaries
    • Convergent-

       

    • Divergent-

       

    • Transform-
  5. Myths and Legends 
    • Japan-Namazu and Kashima

       

    • Hawaii- Pele

       

    • Roman-Vulcan

       

Lesson 3- How Plates Move

  1. Subduction Zone-

     

  2. Mid-ocean ridge-

     

  3. Magma/Magma Pool-

     

  4. Pyroclastic Rock-

     

  5. Trenches-

     

  6. Formation of Mountains-
    • Folding-

       

    • Fault-block-

       

    • Dome-
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