warm up 11/4 1. why are subduction zones not commonly found at convergent continental-continental...
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Warm Up 11/4Warm Up 11/4
1.1. Why are subduction zones not commonly found at convergent Why are subduction zones not commonly found at convergent continental-continental boundaries?continental-continental boundaries?a. Oceanic lithosphere is too buoyant to be forced down into the a. Oceanic lithosphere is too buoyant to be forced down into the mantle.mantle.b. Continental lithosphere is too dense to be forced down into the b. Continental lithosphere is too dense to be forced down into the mantle.mantle.c. Continental lithosphere is too buoyant to be forced down into c. Continental lithosphere is too buoyant to be forced down into the mantle.the mantle.d. Subduction zones are never found at convergent boundaries.d. Subduction zones are never found at convergent boundaries.
2.2. Which of the following is a geographic example of a transform fault Which of the following is a geographic example of a transform fault boundary?boundary?a. the Andes Mountainsa. the Andes Mountains c. the San Andreas Faultc. the San Andreas Faultb. the East African Rift valleyb. the East African Rift valley d. the Mid-Atlantic Ridged. the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
3.3. The Red Sea is theorized to be the site of a recently formed ____.The Red Sea is theorized to be the site of a recently formed ____.a. convergent boundarya. convergent boundary c. divergent boundaryc. divergent boundaryb. hot spotb. hot spot d. transform fault boundaryd. transform fault boundary
Answers: 1) c. 2) c. 3) c.Answers: 1) c. 2) c. 3) c.
Testing Plate TectonicsTesting Plate Tectonics
Chapter 9, Section 4Chapter 9, Section 4
PaleomagnetismPaleomagnetism
Paleomagnetism – Paleomagnetism – the study of changes the study of changes in Earth’s magnetic field, as shown by in Earth’s magnetic field, as shown by patterns of magnetism in rocks that have patterns of magnetism in rocks that have formed over timeformed over time
Some rocks contain iron-rich minerals that Some rocks contain iron-rich minerals that will align with Earth’s magnetic field at the will align with Earth’s magnetic field at the time of their formation, creating a time time of their formation, creating a time capsule of the magnetic field at that time capsule of the magnetic field at that time in timein time
When the rock moves, or the magnetic When the rock moves, or the magnetic pole changes position, it will still retain its pole changes position, it will still retain its original alignmentoriginal alignment
Apparent Polar WanderApparent Polar Wander
Paleomagnetism Cont.Paleomagnetism Cont. Normal Polarity –Normal Polarity – the same direction of the same direction of
magnetism as the present daymagnetism as the present day Reverse Polarity –Reverse Polarity – the reverse direction of the the reverse direction of the
magnetic field todaymagnetic field today The discovery of strips of rocks of alternating The discovery of strips of rocks of alternating
polarity, which lie as mirror images across the polarity, which lie as mirror images across the ocean ridges, provided strong evidence of ocean ridges, provided strong evidence of seafloor spreadingseafloor spreading
Ships towed instruments called magnetometers Ships towed instruments called magnetometers across the sea floor, revealing alternating high across the sea floor, revealing alternating high and low magnetism running in parallel bands to and low magnetism running in parallel bands to the oceanic ridgesthe oceanic ridges
As new basalt is added to the ocean floor, it gains As new basalt is added to the ocean floor, it gains the magnetism of the current magnetic field, and the magnetism of the current magnetic field, and when the field changes over time, the basalt when the field changes over time, the basalt records the changesrecords the changes
PaleomagnetismPaleomagnetism
Time Scale of Earth’s PolarityTime Scale of Earth’s Polarity
Magnetic Reversals in Seafloor Magnetic Reversals in Seafloor SpreadingSpreading
Earthquake PatternsEarthquake Patterns
Scientists found a close link between Scientists found a close link between deep-focus earthquakes and ocean deep-focus earthquakes and ocean trenches. Also, the absence of deep-focus trenches. Also, the absence of deep-focus earthquakes along the oceanic ridge earthquakes along the oceanic ridge system was shown to be consistent with system was shown to be consistent with the new theorythe new theory
Scientists have found that intermediate Scientists have found that intermediate and deep focus earthquakes occur within and deep focus earthquakes occur within the subducting plate as it goes into the the subducting plate as it goes into the mantlemantle
Shallow-focus earthquakes are produced Shallow-focus earthquakes are produced as the descending slab reacts with the as the descending slab reacts with the lithosphere around itlithosphere around it
Earthquake DistributionEarthquake Distribution
Distribution of Earthquake Foci in Distribution of Earthquake Foci in Japan TrenchJapan Trench
Ocean DrillingOcean Drilling
Some of the best evidence has come from Some of the best evidence has come from deep-sea drilling into the sediments on the deep-sea drilling into the sediments on the ocean floorocean floor
The data on the ages of seafloor sediment The data on the ages of seafloor sediment confirmed what the seafloor spreading confirmed what the seafloor spreading hypothesis predictedhypothesis predicted
The youngest oceanic crust is at the ridge The youngest oceanic crust is at the ridge crest and the oldest oceanic crust is at the crest and the oldest oceanic crust is at the continental marginscontinental margins
No sediment older than 180 million years No sediment older than 180 million years has been found in the ocean basinshas been found in the ocean basins
Hot SpotsHot Spots Mapping revealed that there was a chain of Mapping revealed that there was a chain of
volcanic structures in the middle of the Pacific volcanic structures in the middle of the Pacific Ocean ranging from the Hawaiian Islands to Ocean ranging from the Hawaiian Islands to Midway Island and then north to the Aleutian Midway Island and then north to the Aleutian trenchtrench
Hawaii is the youngest and the islands get older Hawaii is the youngest and the islands get older the further from Hawaii you arethe further from Hawaii you are
Hot Spot – Hot Spot – a rising plume of mantle material that a rising plume of mantle material that melts as it nears the surface, creating a volcanic melts as it nears the surface, creating a volcanic areaarea
As the Pacific plate moves over this spot, the As the Pacific plate moves over this spot, the island chain gets longerisland chain gets longer
The age of each volcanic island indicates when The age of each volcanic island indicates when that part of the Pacific plate was over the hot spotthat part of the Pacific plate was over the hot spot
Hot spot evidence supports the idea that the Hot spot evidence supports the idea that the plates move over Earth’s surfaceplates move over Earth’s surface
Hot Spots Trace Plate MotionHot Spots Trace Plate Motion
Directions and Rates of PlatesDirections and Rates of Plates