Natural Resources

Our next topic of study is natural resources. What do you think of when you read the phrase natural resources ? What do you feel are the top three most valuable natural resources ? 

What have you learned ?

We have been learning about plate tectonics. 

What have you found most interesting about the topic? 

Please post in your own words, using complete sentences 

San Andreas

Explain why volcanoes do not form along the San Andreas Fault 

Are there ways to predict ?

Are there ways to predict tectonic activity ?  If so what ways are there ? How would being able to predict help to save lives? 

Moving Plates

What are way plates can move?

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how to find the plates ?

What are some ways tectonic plates are tracked today ?

Convection Currents and Plate Movement

How are convection currents related to plate tectonics ?

What is the evidence for plate movement

What evidence did Alfred Wegener have for continental drift, and what evidence was there to support the Hess theory of seafloor spreading? 

Harry Who?

Who was Harry Hess and how did his work help support the theories of Alfred Wegener? 

Clues in the Climate

How did Wegener use climate clues to support his hypothesis of continental drift ?  

Accepted or Rejected Theory

Why were Wegener's theory about continental  drift rejected at first ? 

Plate Tectonics who's fault was it ?

1. Who came up with the theory of plate tectonics?

2.When did they come up with the theory? 

3.What  was the theory before plate tectonics ?  

Changes on Earth and Beyond

What are some of the processes that change the surface of the Earth?  Is there evidence that any of these processes are or have been at work in other places in the solar system? 

Ready Set, Test

We will soon have a test over earthquakes, meteor impacts, volcanoes, and erosion. Please create a question for the test with answer and post as your reply.  You may use previous blog post as a resource for creating your question. 

Earthquakes whats next ?

We have studied earthquakes, volcanoes, weathering and erosion, now lets go a little deeper , what do you know or would like to know about tectonic plates ?

Writing Assignment

Describe in just a few sentences your writing assignment. Did you choose narrative or expository ? What changes to the surface of the earth did you focus on , earthquakes, volcanoes, meteor impacts, or all three. 

Earthquakes and all the rest

How would you describe how earthquakes,volcanoes, and meteor impacts are related to the rock cycle, erosion, and weathering.

Please use your own words no, copy paste 

today !