I. Plate Tectonics
A. Volcanoes (my photos)
B. Mountains (my photos)
B. Earthquakes
C. Faults
II. Evidence for Continental Drift
A. Alfred Wegener
III. Evidence for Plate Tectonics
A. Earth’s magnetic field and paleomagnetism
1. How this is recorded
B. Sea floor spreading
C. Plate tectonics accepted by the late 1960s
IV. Earth structure (How do we know this stuff?)
A. Earth is divided into three main layers chemically
1. Crust, Mantle, Core
B. Earth divided into five main layers physically
1. Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer core, Inner core
C. Isostatic adjustment (before and after)
V. Plate boundaries (Overview-USGS)(Animations) A. Divergent B. Convergent C. Transform
VI. Some applications of plate tectonics A. Mantle plumes and hotspots B. Seamounts and tablemounts C. Coral reef development (atoll development) D. Using satellites to detect plate motion E. Paleoceanography F. Future positions of continents and ocean basins deduced through plate tectonics
Seismic |
Alfred Wegener |
Epicenter |
Seismic waves |
Ice age |
Convergent plate boundary |
Continental drift |
Mesosaurus |
seismograph |
Subduction |
Magnetic field |
Plate tectonics |
Fault |
Paleomagnetism |
Panthalassa |
Lithosphere |
Curie Point |
Sea floor spreading |
Collision |
Magnetic dip |
Fredrick Vine |
Volcano |
Polar wandering |
trenches |
Basin |
Polarity |
Ring of Fire |
Tethys Sea |
Magnetic anomalies |
ocean |
Pangaea |
Mid-ocean ridge |
Core |
Earthquakes |
Subduction (zone) |
Crust |
Divergent |
Drummond Matthews |
Oceanic crust |
p-waves |
mountain |
Continental crust |
s-waves |
friction |
Convergent boundary |
Outer core |
Heat flow |
Rifting |
athenosphere |
Mantle |
Oceanic rises |
Basalt |
Inner core |
Mid-Atlantic ridge |
Isostatic adjustment |
Mesosphere |
Volcanic arc |
Transform boundary |
Seismic moment magnitute |
Transform fault |
Rift valley |
Continental arc |
hotspot |
Pacific Rise |
Mantle plume |
Seamounts |
Coral reef |
nematath |
guyots |
Charles Darwin |
Table mounts |
Barrier reef |
Laurasia |
Continental accretion |
atoll |
