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1 Geology 135GESM The Earth The Plate Tectonics
2 The Earth We do not know a lot
3 The Earth Using seismic waves p wave compression s wave
4 The Earth
5 The Earth s wave s wave shadow zone
6 The Earth p wave p wave shadow zone p wave shadow zone
7 The Earth
8 The Earth Mantle Guttenberg discontinuity outer core Inner core
9 The Earth Mantle and Core lithosphere Astenosphere
10 The Earth Mantle and Core
11 The Earth Mantle and Core Crust (ocean, continent) Outer core (liquid) Upper mantel 690 km Lower mantel 2900 km (Guttenberg discontinuity) Inner core (solid Fe,Ni) 5100 km
12 The Earth magnetism
13 Desková tektonika The Plate Tectonics
14 The Plate Tectonics
15 The Plate Tectonics
16 The Plate Tectonics movement trench Mid-oceanic ridge Mantle Core
17 The Plate Tectonics diverting boundary1 Continental Crust Magma Mantle
18 The Plate Tectonics diverting boundary1
19 The Plate Tectonics diverting boundary1
20 The Plate Tectonics diverting boundary1
21 The Plate Tectonics diverting boundary2 Continental crust Magma Mantle
22 The Plate Tectonics diverting boundary2
23 The Plate Tectonics diverting boundary3 Continental crust Magma oceanic crust
24 The Plate Tectonics diverting boundary3
25 The Plate Tectonics movement trench Mid-oceanic ridge Mantle Core
26 The Plate Tectonics subduction zone Trench Oceanic Crust Oceanic crust Litosphere Astenosphere magma Converting boundary type oceanic crust oceanic crust
27 The Plate Tectonics subduction zone
28 The Plate Tectonics subduction zone Converging boundary Continental crust oceanic crust
29 The Plate Tectonics subduction zone
30 The Plate Tectonics subduction zone Converging boundary Continental crust continental crust Continental crust
31 The Plate Tectonics subduction zone Converging boundary Continental crust continental crust
32 The Rock cycle
33 Igneous rocks - tělesa Channel Sill Batholit Lakolite Dyke
34 Igneous Rocks dyke
35 Igneous Rocks Sill
36 Vyvřelé horniny klasifikace Igneous Rocks Chart
37 Igneous rock classification Granite
38 Vyvřelé horniny klasifikace Granite Granodiorite
39 Igneous rock classification Granite Granodiorite Quartz diorite
40 Igneous rock classification Granit e
41 Igneous rock classification Granite
42 Igneous rock classification Syenite
43 Igneous rock classification Diorite
44 Igneous rock classification Gabro
45 Igneous rock classification Syenite Diorite Gabro
46 Igneous rock volcanic rocks classification Ryolite
47 Igneous rock volcanic rocks classification Quartz porphyre
48 Igneous rock volcanic rocks classification Basalt
49 Igneous rock volcanic rocks classification Basalt ZS 2013/14
50 Igneous rock volcanic rocks classification Basalt porous texture
51 Igneous rock volcanic rocks classification Basalt porphyritic structure
52 Igneous rock volcanic rocks classification Basalt porphyritic structure
53 Igneous rock volcanic rocks classification Old basalt
54 Igneous rock volcanic rocks classification Old basalt
55 Igneous rock volcanic rocks classification Trachyte
56 Igneous rock volcanic rocks classification Andesite
57 Igneous rock volcanic rocks classification trachyte andezite basalt
58 Igneous rock volcanic rocks classification Phonolite
59 Volcanic activity - basalts 1. Shield volcanoes Pahoehoe
60 Volcanic activity - basalts 1. Shield volcanoes Hawaii hot spot
61 Volcanic activity - basalts 2. Cinder cone Aa láva
62 Volcanic activity - basalts 3. Stratovolcano composite volcano
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