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Chapter 11 The Dynamic

Planet

The Pace of Change  

Earth’s Structure and Internal Energy  

The Geologic Cycle    

Plate Tectonics  

The Dynamic Planet

Geologic time scale

Uniformitarianism

The Pace of Change  

Geologic Time Scale

Figure 11.1

Earth’s Core  

Earth’s Mantle  

Earth’s Lithosphere and Crust  

Earth’s Structure and Internal Energy  

Earth in Cross Section

Figure 11.2

Earth’s Interior

Figure 11.2

Earth’s Interior

Figure 11.2

Figure 11.2

Earth’s Interior

Core to Crust

Figure 11.3

Isostatic Adjustment

Figure 11.4

Rock Cycle  

Minerals and Rocks  

Igneous Processes  

Sedimentary Processes  

Metamorphic Processes  

The Geologic Cycle

The Geologic Cycle

Figure 11.5

The Geologic Cycle

Figure 11.5

The Rock Cycle

Figure 11.6

Igneous Rock Types

Figure 11.7

Sedimentary Rock Types

Figure 11.9

A Brief History  Sea-Floor Spreading and Production of New Crust  Subduction of the Crust  The Formation and Breakup of Pangaea  Plate Boundaries  Earthquake and Volcanic Activity  Hot Spots

Plate Tectonics  

Crustal Movements

Figure 11.13

Magnetic Reversals

Figure 11.14

Relative Age of the Oceanic Crust

Figure 11.15

Continents Adrift

Figure 11.16

Earth’s Major Plates

Figure 11.17

Ocean Floor

Figure 11.18

Transform Faults

Figure 11.19

Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Figure 11.20

Hot Spot Tracks

Figure 11.21

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