Oceanographic processes comprise multi-disciplined studies of the physical, the chemical and the biological ‘happenings’, past and present, on and within our own planet, Earth.
Here is an explanation of how plate tectonics in a spreading zone, moves…. using a slab of chocolate…. as you do…. and a bit of imagination. . The choc’ based explanation, may help visualise how the spreading process works and could help understand what can be seen on the geological map, shown below. . A […]
Plate Tectonics… A Spreading Zone… and a Slab of Chocolate Read Post »
The planet Earth on which we stand, has a thin surface skin (lithosphere), which floats on top of a much thicker, semi-fluid, hot layer (asthenosphere). A homemade rice pudding with a skin comes in useful to visualise this and can be used to demonstrate a much larger, real Earth occurrence… . This real Earth occurrence
Isostatic changes… Sea level changes… and a Rice Pudding. Read Post »