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INTERPRETING THE EARTH’S HISTORY By: Hannah

Interpreting the earth’s history

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  • 1. INTERPRETING THE EARTHS HISTORY By: Hannah
  • 2. PLATE TECTONICSTogether, the crust and the plates The theory of plate tectonics claims make up lithosphere, the solid that the Earths plates are always in motion. surfaces of the earth.
  • 3. TY PE S OF PL A TE S B OU N DA R IE Shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsRNUvLYKK0&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
  • 4. The Geologic TimescaleIt took fossilsand rock layersto develop thegeologictimescale,which assignsnames anddates todifferent timesin the Earthshistory.
  • 5. Methods of relatives datingGeologistsUsed a methodcalled relativedating toconstruct thegeologictimescale.