our changing earth. lithospheric plates evolution of landforms

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OUR CHANGING EARTH

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  • OUR CHANGING EARTH

  • LITHOSPHERIC PLATES

  • EVOLUTION OF LANDFORMS

  • TECTONIC FORCESEndogenic forces The forces that act in the interior of the earth.

    Exogenic forces - The forces that act on the surface of the earth .

  • CAUSESEndogenic forces produce slow and sudden movements .

    Sudden changes cause EARTHQUAKES & VOLCANOES

  • VOLCANOA VENT OR OPENING IN THE EARTHS CRUST THROUGH WHICH MOLTEN MATERIALS ERUPTS SUDDENLY.

  • EARTHQUAKEWhen the Lithospheric plates move ,the surface of the earth vibrates.These vibrations are called EARTHQUAKES.

  • Earthquake hits Bhuj26th January 2001

  • EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS

  • SEISMOGRAPH

  • WEATHERING & EROSIONWeathering Breaking up of the rocks on the earths surface.

    Erosion - is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like water, wind ,ice .

  • WORK OF A RIVER

  • FLOOD PLAINS

  • DELTA

  • WORK OF SEA WAVES

  • WORK OF ICE

  • WORK OF WIND