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    This document discusses plate tectonics and the layers of the Earth. It describes the two types of crust: continental crust and oceanic crust. Continental crust is thicker, less dense, and made of granite, while oceanic crust is thinner, more dense, and made of basalt. The document also identifies the major tectonic plates like the North American, African, and Pacific plates and some minor plates.

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    This document discusses plate tectonics and the layers of the Earth. It describes the two types of crust: continental crust and oceanic crust. Continental crust is thicker, less dense, and made of granite, while oceanic crust is thinner, more dense, and made of basalt. The document also identifies the major tectonic plates like the North American, African, and Pacific plates and some minor plates.

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    This document discusses plate tectonics and the layers of the Earth. It describes the two types of crust: continental crust and oceanic crust. Continental crust is thicker, less dense, and made of granite, while oceanic crust is thinner, more dense, and made of basalt. The document also identifies the major tectonic plates like the North American, African, and Pacific plates and some minor plates.

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    Which layer of the earth do

    you think organisms are


    occupying?
    What do you
    notice with the
    crust’s
    arrangement?
    PLATE
    TECTONICS
    Objectives:
    •Describe the two types of crust

    •Identify the Earth’s major and


    minor plates
    What is Plate Tectonics?
    a. Plate-  large slabs of solid rock
    b. Tectonic-
    Latin : tectonicus

    Ancient Greek: tektonikós which means


    the process of building
    Plate Tectonics

    The movement of
    plates.
    Activity 1
    Let’s Pair Up
    and Describe!
    Choices:
    •Lighter
    •Heavier
    •Thinner
    •Thicker
    •With low temperature (cooler)
    •with high temperature (warmer)
    Two kinds of crust
    •Continental crust
    •Oceanic crust
    Continental crust
    •thicker (30-50 Km thick)
    •made up of granite with
    a density of 2.6 to 2.7 g/
    •less dense
    •lighter
    •warmer
    •dry
    Oceanic Crust
    •thinner (5-10 Km thick)
    •made up of basalt with
    a density of 2.8 to 3.0 g/
    •denser than continental crust
    •heavier
    •cooler
    •wet
    Lithosphere
    •crust and
    upper part
    of mantle
    Activity 2
    Identifying the
    Lithospheric
    Plates
    Major Plates
    •Antarctic Plate
    •African
    •Pacific Plate
    •Eurasian
    •Australian
    or Indo-Australian
    •North American
    •South American
    Minor plates
    •Arabian •Nazca
    •Caribbean •Philippine
    •Cocos •Indian
    •Juan de Fuca •Scotia

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