Plate TectonicsPlate Tectonics

http://www.suu.edu/faculty/colberg/Hazards/PlateTectonics/18_Pangaea.html

How Do earthquakes How Do earthquakes happen?happen?

Strike-Slip FaultStrike-Slip Fault

Building pressure overtime....

Until...

SubductionSubductionOne tectonic plate tunneling underneath another

Leads to volcanoes

Ring of Fire

Mariana TrenchMariana Trench-Deepest part of Ocean

-Created by subduction of 2 plate boundaries

How Did the Himalayas How Did the Himalayas Form?Form?

Collision of 2 PlatesCollision of 2 Plates

Himalayas, Alps, AppalachiansHimalayas, Alps, Appalachians Himalayas still growing at a few inches/ yearHimalayas still growing at a few inches/ year

Separation of 2 PlatesSeparation of 2 Plates

Where???

Middle of Atlantic Ocean

Red Sea

If we could fast forward 80 million years, where would Ethiopia be?

Would it still be mostly desert?

Would it be warmer?

What does Pangaea tell us What does Pangaea tell us about speciation?about speciation?

Hawaii

Iceland

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