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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Tectonic Plate Activity5, Extreme Greenhouse effect Though "Snowball Earth" is a long term process, it demonstrates how tectonic activity induces the regulation of the atmosphere on a dramatic scale. rise in temperature of atmosphere, Tectonic Plate Activity Converging plates Mountain ranges, Uneven distribution of land and sea allows land to be surrounded by ocean meaning more even distribution of rainfall over landmass increased rainfall takes CO2 out of the air, decrease in temperature of atmosphere causing glaciation in the equatorial regions, Increased CO2 and sulphur in atmosphere increases Greenhouse Effect, Volcanic eruptions causes plume particles in the atmosphere, Earth's internal heat produces Convection in the solid but plastic asthenosphere, Tectonic Plate Activity continental drift supercontinental breakup, Positive feedback for heating and further melting allows return to normal temperature levels rise in temperature of atmosphere, Carbonate rock melts in mantle Carbon released from mantle by Volcanic eruptions, CARBON CYCLE the cycle as a whole allows regulation Balance of Carbon Dioxide and Temperature in Atmosphere, Carbonate sediments in ocean carried within oceanic crust Subduction, Mid-ocean ridges creation of Volcanoes, plume particles in the atmosphere reflects solar radiation increased cloud cover, Radioactive elements deep inside Earth causes Earth's internal heat, Decreased planetary albedo induces Positive feedback for heating and further melting, decrease in temperature of atmosphere but dust settles within years to decades, increased rainfall takes CO2 out of the air allows Carbon dioxide decrease in atmosphere, Subduction Thickening of continental crust Mountain ranges, increase planetary albedo results in decrease in temperature of atmosphere