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The Earth’s Interior

Learn about the Earth's interior and plate tectonics through three types of waves, continental drift, seafloor spreading, and oceanic basins. Explore the evidence and boundaries of these processes in this informative resource.

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The Earth’s Interior

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  1. The Earth’s Interior • Three Wave Types • Longitudinal • Transverse • Up & Down http://atlas.geo.cornell.edu/education/student/earthquakes/

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  3. Continental Drift • Wegener-early 1900s • http://www.wwnorton.com/earth/egeo/animations/ch2.htm • Based on fossil evidence

  4. Plate Tectonics • New Evidence • Magnetic Field • http://www.psc.edu/science/Glatzmaier/glatzmaier.html • Ocean • Ocean basin • http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002900/a002953/oceanbottom.tif • Seafloor Spreading Hypothesis • http://www.wwnorton.com/earth/egeo/animations/ch2.htm • http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/glossary/S_U/sea_flr_spread.html

  5. Plate Tectonics cont. • Plates • http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002900/a002953/allplates.tif • Fig. 15.24 • Boundary types • http://www.wwnorton.com/earth/egeo/animations/ch2.htm • http://www.brainpop.com

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