TECTONIC PLATES by Grazia Marsano https://padlet.com/marsanograzia/hcg49vticb3j en-us 2018-03-22 18:07:09 UTC 2025-12-16 23:11:40 UTC hello@padlet.com STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH marsanograzia https://padlet.com/marsanograzia/hcg49vticb3j/wish/245174346 The Earth has 4 different layers:
1) Inner core (solid iron)
2) outer core (liquid iron)
3) mantel(molten or semimolten rock)
4) crust(dry land and sea)]]> 2018-03-22 18:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/marsanograzia/hcg49vticb3j/wish/245174346 WHAT ARE THE TECTONIC PLATES? marsanograzia https://padlet.com/marsanograzia/hcg49vticb3j/wish/245177944 They are large, separate pieces of the Earth's crust.They were discovered in the 1960 by scientist.7 or 8are very large and others are smalle]]> 2018-03-22 18:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/marsanograzia/hcg49vticb3j/wish/245177944 MOVEMENT OF THE CONTINENTS marsanograzia https://padlet.com/marsanograzia/hcg49vticb3j/wish/245888307 The tectonic plates are always moving and so the continents have changed their position over millions of years]]> 2018-03-25 21:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/marsanograzia/hcg49vticb3j/wish/245888307 What happens where tectonic plates meet? marsanograzia https://padlet.com/marsanograzia/hcg49vticb3j/wish/245889406 Dramatic geological events happen.The Himalayas and the Andes were formed during a collision of plates, where sometimes one plates is forced under another one. ]]> 2018-03-25 22:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/marsanograzia/hcg49vticb3j/wish/245889406 paleontological evidence marsanograzia https://padlet.com/marsanograzia/hcg49vticb3j/wish/245891237 2018-03-25 22:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/marsanograzia/hcg49vticb3j/wish/245891237 RING OF FIRE marsanograzia https://padlet.com/marsanograzia/hcg49vticb3j/wish/245893304 It is the edge of the Pacific Ocean where about 75% of the world volcanoes are active and 90 % of the world earthquakes happen.It follows the boundary of the Pacific plates]]> 2018-03-25 22:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/marsanograzia/hcg49vticb3j/wish/245893304 NEW ZEALAND marsanograzia https://padlet.com/marsanograzia/hcg49vticb3j/wish/245894931 It is a group of islands on the boundary between the Pacific plates and the Australian plate.
Its mountains were formed by tectonic plate collision.There are also frequent earthquakes ( the last one in 2011 )and active volcanoes ,like mount Tongarino.]]> 2018-03-25 22:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/marsanograzia/hcg49vticb3j/wish/245894931