Assignment 1 by Owen https://padlet.com/okferguson668/np8yej7lew85 Plate Tectonics en-us 2017-03-24 14:17:00 UTC 2017-03-31 14:01:50 UTC hello@padlet.com What is plate tectonics? okferguson668 https://padlet.com/okferguson668/np8yej7lew85/wish/162423968 Plate tectonics is defined as "a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle." The theory basically states the crust of the earth is made of about 7 main plates that shift and grind against eachother causing earthquakes and other natural disasters.]]> 2017-03-24 14:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/okferguson668/np8yej7lew85/wish/162423968 The history of the plate tectonics theory. okferguson668 https://padlet.com/okferguson668/np8yej7lew85/wish/162428930      The theory of plate tectonics was suggested in 1912 by a meteorologist named Alfred Wegener. The theory was called continental drift and was widely disapproved by almost everyone at the time. in 1915 Alfred Wegener wrote a book about his theory called "The Origin of Continents and Oceans."]]> 2017-03-24 14:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/okferguson668/np8yej7lew85/wish/162428930 The past, present, and future. okferguson668 https://padlet.com/okferguson668/np8yej7lew85/wish/163155185 The past can teach us a lot about plate tectonics, for example the theory of pangaea explains the land on earth all being in one continent a very long time ago. This can teach us a lot aboout the history of our planet and the continents geographical traveling. presently we are learning more and more about plate tectonics and the way the plates move and grind against each other causing natural disasters. We hope that one day in the future we learn to predict these problems to save the lifes of many.]]> 2017-03-28 14:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/okferguson668/np8yej7lew85/wish/163155185 Alfred Wegener okferguson668 https://padlet.com/okferguson668/np8yej7lew85/wish/163462469 2017-03-29 15:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/okferguson668/np8yej7lew85/wish/163462469 "The Origin of Continents and Oceans" by Alfred Wegener okferguson668 https://padlet.com/okferguson668/np8yej7lew85/wish/163465284
]]> 2017-03-29 15:52:18 UTC https://padlet.com/okferguson668/np8yej7lew85/wish/163465284 What has plate Tectonics taught us about the past present and future? okferguson668 https://padlet.com/okferguson668/np8yej7lew85/wish/163827337 The past can teach us a lot about plate tectonics, for example the theory of pangaea explains the land on earth all being in one mass continent. South America fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, also the same fossilized dinosaurs, and plants are found in both continents sujesting their past conection. Plate Tectonics is presently teaching us about the creation of the planet when the world was a heated ball of fire with constant earthquakes, volcanoes, and magma. For the future we learn about the way the continents have moved and the ways they may move in the future helping us predict natural disasters. ]]> 2017-03-30 20:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/okferguson668/np8yej7lew85/wish/163827337 Our world in 250 million years okferguson668 https://padlet.com/okferguson668/np8yej7lew85/wish/163832180
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