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This document summarizes key events from the period when Earth was considered an "Ice House". During this period, the supercontinent Rodinia existed and was covered by the landmass of Gondwana. Coal beds began to form in the early part of the period and ice caps began developing later. By the end of the period, the continents had collided again to form the supercontinent Pangea, and the Earth's landmasses and oceans began taking shapes recognizable today.
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first indication that continents might have been linked physically took place as soon as there was
mapping. It was known by the sixteenth and seventeenth century that the continents fitted together like
pieces of a puzzle. This and other proofs listed below lead to the concept of continental drift, that the
large continents had once been linked together. The scale movements of continents across the across
the surface of the planet was mind boggling.
By the close of the nineteenth century the geologist Edward Suess postulated that the southern
continents were joined together. This was from evidence seen by fossil animal distribution. Ancient life
forms have ranges just as modern animals. Tigers are found in India and Siberia, not in North America.
These ancient animals couldn’t get from South America to Africa, from Antarctica to Australia to India.
There were rock layers both sedimentary and igneous that were continuous on all of the five continents.
He christened this large continent Gondwanaland.
In 1915 Alfred Wegener wrote a book on continental drift. He proposed another super continent
called Pangaea. This continent included all of the modern continents. His mechanism for the movement
of the continents was that the continents moved through ocean crust, drifting until they joined then
breaking apart again. Wegener and others argued for their evidence pointing out rock similarities
type, similarities in rock trends and ages using all of the information gathered from Steno's laws and
fossil assemblages. They also showed that certain distant continents had similar plants and animals that
entered a different evolutionary path after the continents separated. An example of this is the fresh
water fish the Arowana found in both South America and Australia. Another example of this is the large
amount of marsupial
fossils found in South
America and Australia.
Placental mammals
were the dominant
mammalian life forms
in Eurasia, North
America and Africa.
Only in South America
and Australia were
marsupial fossils
dominated. It wasn't
until 3 million years ago
North and South
America joined
allowing placental
mammals to gain
dominance in South America. Despite this evidence Wegener and his followers mechanism for
continental movement was badly flawed. They proposed that the tidal forces from the Sun and Moon
like the tides in the ocean. This force is much too weak to move a continent so the theory was rejected.
Fossil plants and animal distribution on southern continents
In 1928 a geologist Arthur Holmes proposed the convection currents split the continents and that
these currents were in the mantel. Remember the knowledge of a mantel was already known at this
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History
Over the past 600 million years, plate tectonics has caused continents to collide and break apart multiple times, forming different continental configurations. The most recent configuration was the supercontinent Pangea in the Permian period. Since then, Pangea has broken apart, with continents and fragments drifting to their current positions. Throughout this time, sea levels, temperatures, atmospheric composition and dominant life forms have varied in response to changing geological and environmental conditions.
History
Over the past 600 million years, plate tectonics has caused continents to collide and break apart multiple times, forming different continental configurations. The most recent configuration was the supercontinent Pangea in the Permian period. Since then, Pangea has broken apart, with continents and plates continuing to move and collide, opening and closing oceans. Mountain building, climate changes, and sea level fluctuations have occurred throughout this time in connection with these continental movements and collisions.
The Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading Theory
Geologist Alfred Wegener noticed that fossils and rock formations found on different continents seemed to match up and fit together, as if the continents had once been joined together. He proposed that all the continents were once part of a single supercontinent, which he called Pangaea. Wegener observed similar mountain ranges, glacial deposits, and plant and animal fossil remains on continents now separated by oceans, providing evidence for his theory of continental drift and the existence of the ancient supercontinent Pangaea.
evidences_plate.ppt
1. In 1912, Alfred Wegener proposed the continental drift theory which hypothesized that around 200 million years ago, all the continents were joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea which later broke apart.
2. Evidence from fossils of the same plants and animals found across continents now separated by oceans, matching rock formations, and coal deposits provided support for continental drift.
3. In the 1960s, the theory of seafloor spreading was developed which helped explain continental drift as new ocean crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges and pushed continents apart.
Plates Lab
The document discusses the theory of the ancient supercontinent Pangea, which existed around 250 million years ago. All the continents were joined together in a "C" shape with a central sea called Tethys. Pangea's massive size meant dry inland areas and allowed animals to migrate between poles. The exercise has students cut out continents and try reconstructing Pangea, comparing their results to the provided reconstruction. Additional evidence like matching fossils and rock sequences between continents that were once joined supports the supercontinent theory.
Continental drift theory and plate techtonics
Paleogeography studies the geography of the past by mapping the positions of continents and distribution of land and seas over geological time. The positions of past continents can be determined using data like paleomagnetism, magnetic anomalies, paleobiogeography, paleoclimatology, and geological history. Alfred Wegener first proposed the theory of continental drift in 1915 to explain geological evidence that continents have moved over time, such as matching fossil and rock formations found across separated continents. Plate tectonics later expanded on this theory by proposing that Earth's lithosphere is composed of plates that move over Earth's asthenosphere, causing geological activity along plate boundaries.
Origin of the Earth
1. Origin of the Universe
2. Origin of the Solar System
3. Origin of the Sun
4. Origin of the Earth
5. Pre-historic Earth
6. Continental Theories
Time traveling alfred wegener essay
Alfred Wegener traveled through time to collect evidence to prove his theory of continental drift. He discovered that plate tectonics caused the continents to drift apart. Wegener found six key pieces of evidence to support continental drift: 1) the coastlines of continents fit together like puzzle pieces, 2) matching rock sequences and ages across continents, 3) matching diamond patterns across oceans, 4) mountain ranges torn apart by continental movement, 5) matching past glacier patterns, and 6) matching fossil distributions across continents. Wegener concluded that billions of years ago the continents were joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea, which later broke apart due to plate tectonics.
Intro to Oceanography
The document discusses Earth's oceanographic history from its formation as a cloud of gas and dust to the development of oceans and atmosphere. It describes how Earth separated into layers over time due to gravity, with a molten iron core and cooler mantle and crust. Tectonic plate theory holds that the crust is divided into plates that move independently, causing geological activity like earthquakes and volcanoes along plate boundaries. Major events like the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed over 200,000 people are discussed to illustrate the destructive power of phenomena related to plate tectonics.
movements in the earth
The document summarizes key aspects of plate tectonics theory including continental drift, seafloor spreading, and evidence that supports these ideas. It describes how Alfred Wegener first proposed continental drift in 1912, though it was not widely accepted until the 1950s when evidence like paleomagnetism was discovered. It also explains how seafloor spreading was observed at mid-ocean ridges and helped explain continental drift, providing evidence like pillow lava, magnetic stripes in ocean crust, and dating of ocean floor rocks. Finally, it gives a brief overview of plate tectonics theory including major components like lithosphere, asthenosphere, convection cells, and different plate boundary types.
Continental Drift - Plate tectonic - Theory evidences.pptx
Alfred Wegener first proposed the theory of continental drift in 1915, suggesting that the continents were once joined together and have since drifted apart. He provided evidence from matching landforms, fossil distributions, and past climate patterns. However, his theory was rejected by many geologists at the time due to lack of explanation for the driving forces. It was not until the 1950s and discoveries of sea floor spreading and plate tectonics that Wegener's theory became widely accepted.
Theory of Plate Tectonics and the Formation of continents.pptx
The document discusses the theory of plate tectonics and the formation of continents. It explains early theories such as the contracting Earth hypothesis. It then describes key developments in plate tectonics theory including Alfred Wegener's continental drift theory from 1915. A major point is that plate tectonics explains how the supercontinent Pangaea broke apart starting around 200 million years ago, forming the continents as they are positioned today.
Chp2 Forces Building the Land
The document discusses plate tectonics and how it has shaped the Earth's surface over geologic time. It describes how the Earth's crust is made up of large plates that move over convection currents in the mantle. When plates diverge new crust forms as magma rises, and when they converge mountains can form through collision or subduction zones can create volcanoes. It then outlines the four eras of geologic time - Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic - and some of the key events and lifeforms that emerged during each era, which ultimately gave the Earth its current shape and features through mountain building and erosion.
Wilson cycle
Opening and closing of the ocean basin is known as Wilson cycle.
Source discription_ K.C. Condie.
22 Mar 1952 - Origin Of The Continents_ Did They Float Away_.pdf
- The document discusses Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift from 1915, which proposed that the continents were once joined together in a single landmass called Pangaea before drifting apart over millions of years.
- Wegener argued that the continents could have moved across the surface of the Earth because the continents are thin and could crack under tension, floating on top of the denser basalt rock that forms the Earth's core.
- Evidence that supported continental drift included matching coastlines of separated continents, matching fossil and mountain rock formations between continents, and patterns of ancient glaciation that indicate different past continental positions relative to the equator.
t2-h-5786-ks2-ice-age-information-powerpoint-english_ver_2.ppt
1) An ice age occurs when global temperatures are low for a long period of time, causing glaciers to form and expand.
2) We are currently in an interglacial period of the Quaternary Ice Age, between major ice ages. During interglacials, temperatures rise enough to cause glacier recession but at least one major ice sheet remains.
3) There have been at least five major ice ages over the past million years, as shown by fluctuations in global temperature graphs. The most recent ice age peaked between 110,000-70,000 years ago and lasted until around 12,000 years ago.
Plate Tectonics
The document discusses plate tectonics and the structure and movement of tectonic plates. It explains that the Earth's outer layer is made up of large rigid plates that move relative to each other, and this movement causes geological phenomena like earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building. It also describes different plate boundary types including divergent boundaries where plates move apart, convergent boundaries where they move together, and transform boundaries where they slide past each other.
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The Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading Theory
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Continental Drift - Plate tectonic - Theory evidences.pptx
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Theory of Plate Tectonics and the Formation of continents.pptx
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Geologic timeline harrish
- 2. • The time period that defined Earth as an “Ice House”. • The oldest known supercontinent existed on Earth at this time, called Rodinia.
- 3. During this period, the land mass that covered much of the Earth’s surface was known as Gondwana.
- 4. The major ocean of this period was the Panthalassic Ocean.
- 5. There is a lack of “white” or obvious ice caps on the map during this time period, perhaps suggesting that this was a warmer time than we even know now.
- 6. With the collision of continents, the Appalachian Mountain began to appear during this period.
- 7. Coal beds begin to forming during the early period. By the late period, we see ice caps beginning to take shape.
- 8. As the era came to a close, the continents collided once again to form the supercontinent Pangea. Earth is nearly unrecognizable compared to current day.
- 9. In this period, we really see a lot of migration and movement of animals across the supercontinent, Pangea.
- 10. The Atlantic ocean is beginning to form and the continents are beginning to take shapes we know
- 11. The movement of tectonic plates caused the Rocky Mountains to form. For A subduction occurred with the pacific plate and North America.
- 12. About 50 million years ago the Himalayans to formed when the Indian plate collided with the Eurasia plate.
- 13. In this period, the Earth and its continents begin to take the shape and formations that we know and recognize now.
- 14. The continually moving plates will eventually cause continents to collide again to form a Pangea Ultima in one large Pacific Ocean.
- 15. Scotese, C. (2010). Paleomar project: Earth history. Retrieved September 15, 2014 from http://www.scotese.com/earth.htm