Day 13 in SCI110: Projects
- Spring 2006 Schedule
- Last time: Rock Cycle
- Returned and discussed tests
- Rock types and minerals
- Plate tectonics
- Today:
- Don't forget the field trip next time! We're going to the Museum Center.
- Group projects
- Rock cycle overview
- Review results of plate tectonics research last time
- Questions for thought, chapter 15
- Discussion of chapter 16: Earth's surface
- Assign plate tectonics projects (p. 52 in the workbook)
- Plate tectonics/earth structure overview
- Tim and Moby:
- Principle of Uniformity (and Occam's razor, the Principle of Parsimony)
- Diastrophism: process of deformation
- Stresses
- Compressional - push
- Tensional - pull
- Shear - sidelong
- Strains - adjustment to stresses
- Volcanism - movement of magma
- Earthquakes
- Body waves:
- P - Primary, compressional waves
- S - Secondary, shear waves
- Surface waves - slower
- Homework:
- Have a great weekend!
- Work on your plate tectonics presentations.
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