Geography Chapter 1

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Plate Tectonics
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Crust 5-100km think. Contains minerals. Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic
Lithosphere Moho, Upper Mantle and Crust
Moho Thin band near crust. Marks change between mantle and crust
Asthenosphere Upper Mantle. Flows like treacle
Upper Mantle Solid. Lowest part of lithosphere
Lower Mantle Solid and rocky. Silica rock
Outer Core 2200km thick. Iron and nickel. Liquid and metallic
Inner Core 1250km thick. Iron and nickel. Solid and metallic
Oceanic Crust. SIMA 6-12km thick. Dense rock, eg Basalt. Younger. Silicone and Magnesium
Continental Crust SIAL 40-60km think. Less dense, eg Granite. Older. Silicone and aluminium
Continental Drift Wegner. Large land mass: Pangaea. Identical fossils, matching mountains & matching coastline shape
Sea Floor Spreading Hess. Under water volcano. New crust. Existence of mid ocean ridge, varying sea floor age and similar glacial deposits
Destructive Oceanic-Continental Continental- Continental Oceanic-Oceanic
O-C Collision Oceanic slides under, heavier. Melt and Recycled. Explosive Volcanoes, eg Mt St Helens Earthquakes and trenches Pacific Ring of Fire
O-O Collision Trenches and Islands Heavier subducts. Deepest part of ocean. Islands from plums of magma strong earthquakes
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