12 Earth Internal Processes

Chapter 12: Earth's Internal Processes

Labs

  1. Determining the epicenter of an earthquake

Math Skills

    1. Rates of Continental Movements

    2. Rates of Wave Motion

    3. Percentages

    4. Volume

    5. Metric Units and Conversions

Objectives

    1. Explain supporting evidence for the continental drift hypothesis.

    2. Discuss the failings of the continental drift hypothesis.

  1. Describe the causes and characteristics of earthquakes.

  2. Explain how seismic waves affect Earth's surface.

  3. Describe how seismic waves are used to infer Earth's internal structure.

  4. Explain how geologists infer the structure of Earth's deep interior.

  5. Describe Earth's internal structure and composition.

  6. Describe the types and causes of different types of volcanic eruptions.

  7. Explain the pattern of occurrence of volcanoes and its link to plate tectonics.