1. The Mechanism Behind Plate Tectonics Plate Tectonics The Mechanism. The main features of plate tectonics are The Earth's surface is covered by a series of crustal plates. The ocean floors are continually moving http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tecmech.html

Plate Tectonics : The Mechanism The main features of plate tectonics are: The Earth's surface is covered by a series of crustal plates. The ocean floors are continually moving, spreading from the center, sinking at the edges, and being regenerated. Convection currents beneath the plates move the crustal plates in different directions. The source of heat driving the convection currents is radioactivity deep in the Earths mantle. Advances in sonic depth recording during World War II and the subsequent development of the nuclear resonance type magnometer (proton-precession magnometer) led to detailed mapping of the ocean floor and with it came many observation that led scientists like Howard Hess and R. Deitz to revive Holmes' convection theory . Hess and Deitz modified the theory considerably and called the new theory "Sea-floor Spreading". Among the seafloor features that supported the sea-floor spreading hypothesis were: mid-oceanic ridges, deep sea trenches, island arcs, geomagnetic patterns, and fault patterns. Mid-Oceanic Ridges The mid-oceanic ridges rise 3000 meters from the ocean floor and are more than 2000 kilometers wide surpassing the Himalayas in size. The mapping of the seafloor also revealed that these huge underwater mountain ranges have a deep trench which bisects the length of the ridges and in places is more than 2000 meters deep. Research into the heat flow from the ocean floor during the early 1960s revealed that the greatest heat flow was centered at the crests of these mid-oceanic ridges. Seismic studies show that the mid-oceanic ridges experience an elevated number of earthquakes. All these observations indicate intense geological activity at the mid-oceanic ridges.

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New Jersey Geological Survey EARTH SCIENCE AND GEOLOGY LINKS BY CATEGORY Table of Contents Earthquakes, Seismology, Plate Tectonics North American Department List Association Of American State Geologists Geophysics ... Volcanology *This list was originally compiled by the Illinois State Geological Survey . Some of the links on this page may be obsolete. It is provided as a service here because the original page has either changed its location or was discontinued. Some links may be obsolete. Please contact Webmaster if you find bad links. Earthquakes, Seismology, Plate Tectonics Earthquake Report from the USGS Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO/LCSN) Inc. Res. Inst. for Seismology Institute for Crustal Studies University of Mexico - Geophysics-Seismology ... Seismological Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology The Southern Arizona Seismological Observatory -has online seismograph-check it out! Surfing the Internet for Earthquake Data World-Wide Earthquake Locator TABLE OF CONTENTS North America University of Alaska - Geophysical Institute University of Alberta Geology Home Page The University of Arizona, Department of Geosciences

3. Hunting Dinosaurs In The Deserts (DesertUSA) Dinosaur hunting adventures in the North American deserts. Includes descriptions of, dinosaur fossils, dinossaur trace fossils, plate tectonics, the geologic time table and Pangea. http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/dec/stories/dinosafari.html

Home Shop Videos NewsBlog ... Shop DUSA FREE DESERTUSA NEWSLETTER Enter E-Mail address Subscribe Unsubscribe DesertUSA Quick Links Home Animals Colorado River Info Deserts ... Wildflower Reports 2010 Staff Blogs Desert Road Trippin' News Blog Shutterbug 101 Lara's Lane Reader Blogs Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians David J. Wood Discover Southern Nevada Mitch on the Move Mojo on the Mojave Desert Denizens Hotel Reservations Hunting Dinosaurs in the Deserts Dinosaurs have such broad public and scientific appeal because they are portrayed as the gigantic and fearsome beasts who ruled the Earth longer than any other land animals about 150 million years and then suddenly and dramatically disappeared. In fact, the word "dinosaur" was originally coined by Richard Owen in 1842 to mean "fearfully-great lizard." Over time, the term became simplified to "terrible lizard," but Dinosaurs are neither terrible nor are they lizards. Indeed, many were quite small, especially when they first appear in the fossil record of about 225 million years ago. If you're hunting for dinosaurs, you couldn't pick a better place than the North American deserts. Here in the arid regions of the Southwest, a sequence of geologic and climatic

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5. Geol 100 - Unit I The earth changes slowly through time, by weathering and erosion of the landscape, and by changes in the position of continents and ocean basins driven by plate tectonics. Geology http://www.geology.ewu.edu/geol100/100unit1.htm

Unit I. Introduction, Minerals and Igneous Rocks INTRODUCTION and COURSE OVERVIEW The Earth - Earth possesses an atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere. It is a dynamic planet, with active volcanos and earthquakes The earth changes slowly through time, by weathering and erosion of the landscape, and by changes in the position of continents and ocean basins driven by plate tectonics. Geology - Geology, which is the science of the study of the earth, can be generally divided into two broad areas: physical geology (dealing with earth materials and processes) and historical geology (dealing with the origin and development of the earth through time and the evolution of life). Geology is an applied science, built on principles of physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology. The study of geology spans a wide range of scale, from the microscopic (composition and structure of minerals) to the megascopic (composition of planets). Geologists also have a great appreciation of the 4th dimension (time), as the earth is very old (about 4.6 billion years). Geologists and Earth Scientists What does a geologist do? Some very important things in support of a modern, industrialized society:

6. Plate Tectonics (geology) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia plate tectonics (geology), theory dealing with the dynamics of Earth’s outer shell, the lithosphere, that revolutionized earth sciences by providing a uniform context for http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/463912/plate-tectonics

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7. What Is Physics? Plate tectonics, geology, atmospheric science, climatology, and oceanography are just a handful of the sciences that fall under the purview of geophysics. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-physics.htm

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9. Ole Nielsen - Plate Tectonics And Climate Plate Tectonics and Climate. Monday, 1. December 2008, 150612. climate change, plate tectonics, geology http://my.opera.com/nielsol/blog/2008/12/01/plate-tectonics-and-climate

Skip navigation Log in Sign up Home ... Opera username: password: remember olelog What on earth Blog Archive Favorites Links ... About Plate Tectonics and Climate Monday, 1. December 2008, 15:06:12 climate change plate tectonics geology There is no doubt that plate tectonics have an influence on the global climate. A change in global temperature of a few degrees Celsius over 50 years is dramatic. A change in global temperature of a few degrees Celsius over 5 000 000 years is NOT , you just cannot compare two trends on such extremely different time scales - a fact that some people seem to ignore. About 90-70 million years ago India had split from the supercontinent Gondwana and raced northwards, sometimes at the incredible speed of 25 cm per year, until it rammed into Asia about 40 to 50 million years ago. Before the collision it was hot on earth, partly because volcanoes at the sea bottom released enormous quantities of the greenhouse gas CO into the atmosphere. The Cretaceous (145 million to 65 million years ago) was one long heat wave. Average annual temperatures at the equator topped 38°C and even polar temperatures hovered near a temperate 10°C. Some of the undersea volcanism came to an end at the collision of India against Asia, and erosion of uplifted volcanic rocks in the tropics soaked up much of the CO

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13. About Geology - Geology Basics Plate Tectonics; Geology of Other Planets; Teaching and Learning Geology; References for Advanced Students; Rocks. Rocks are what the Earth is made of. The first thing geologists learn is http://geology.about.com/od/nutshells/u/pathbasics.htm

zWASL=1;zGRH=1 zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') zDO=0 Home Education Geology Geology Search Geology Basics Quakes, Volcanoes Etc Activities ... Share w(x2+zWl+'?p=1" zT="18/1[N" rel="nofollow">Print') By Andrew Alden , About.com Guide to Geology Many ways lead to geology, whether it's the rocks along the road, the threat of climate change or the sights from your vacation. Here are the major avenues. Rocks Minerals and Gemstones Earth Resources Geologic Processes ... References for Advanced Students Rocks Rocks are what the Earth is made of. The first thing geologists learn is how to observe, describe and classify rocks. How to Look at a Rock What Is a Rock? Picture Gallery of Rock Types Quick Rock Identification ... Pictures of Metamorphic Rock Types zSB(3,3) Minerals and Gemstones Minerals are the ingredients of rocks. Just a few important minerals account for the majority of rocks and for the soil, mud and sand of the Earth's surface. Many of the most beautiful minerals are treasured as gemstones. What Is a Mineral? Identify Minerals in 10 Steps The Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness Picture Gallery of Minerals ... Optical Effects in Gemstones Earth Resources Many rocks and minerals are important for civilization. They are products we take from the Earth. Learn more about their geology.

14. Plate Tectonics Interesting animations of plate tectonics movement. Including gif, avi and mov formats. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tectonics.html

Geology : Plate Tectonics The progress of the earth sciences and the advancement of technologies associated with the understanding of our planet during the 1940's and 50's have led geologists to develop a new way of looking at the world and how it works. This exhibit explains the history of our new understanding of the Earth and provides a brief overview of the theories behind it. The history behind Plate Tectonics The mechanisms driving Plate Tectonics Plate tectonics animations Quicktime version AVI version Animated gifs Last 750 million years: [ 1.04 MB 506 KB 261 KB Last 750 million years in reverse: [ 1.04 MB 506 KB From 750 mya to the beginning of the Paleozoic: [ 294 KB 166 KB From 750 mya to the beginning of the Mesozoic: [ 532 KB 284 KB 156 KB From the beginning of the Mesozoic to Recent: [ 301 KB 163 KB 96 KB All animations built from maps used with the permission of C.R. Scotese, PALEOMAP Project There are a number of excellent sites dealing with the modern theory of plate tectonics. Here is a modest sample: The Paleomap project at the University of Texas at Arlington.

15. Volcanism: Definition From Answers.com plate tectonics (geology) The Earth Revealed, Part 13 Volcanism (1992 Film) Freiherr von Christian Leopold Buch (German geologist) rift valley (in geography) http://www.answers.com/topic/volcanism

16. Caribbean Plate Tectonics Site Origin of the Caribbean Plate. Caribbean Plate Tectonics Site. In support of IUGS/UNESCO IGCP Project 433 (20002005) and preserved as a forum for information exchange about the http://www.ig.utexas.edu/CaribPlate/CaribPlate.html

Caribbean Plate Tectonics Site In support of IUGS/UNESCO IGCP Project 433 (2000-2005) and preserved as a forum for information exchange about the Caribbean Geology and Plate Tectonics Forum Bibliographies Useful Information Forthcoming Meetings ... Meetings/Field Trips A major success of the IGCP Project 433 was creating this web site and the egroup to enhance communication and cooperation among Caribbean geoscientists. Therefore, we have decided to keep this site active, to be used as a forum to post contributions to Caribbean Geology and Plate Tectonics, as: 1. News about forthcoming or just published books or papers, 2. Reports of meetings and field trips 3. Links to progress reports of international projects 4. New versions of Caribbean Plate Models 5. Information of general interest about the Caribbean Geology and Plate Tectonics All information should be sent to Lisa Gahagan. NEWS Holocene Volcanic Activity in the Caribbean Plate Margins - 11 January 2010 Report on the Caribbean session at the EGU meeting in Vienna (April 2-7, 2006) New publication! The Final Memoire of IGCP Project 433 entitled: Caribbean Plate Tectonic: Sedimentary, Magmatic, Metamorphic and Stratigraphic Events

17. Bc_bennett_liu_1|The Geological History Of The Earth|Summary Moreover, through the action of plate tectonics, geology has kept our planet's climate stable enough for water to remain liquid for the past 4 billion years or more. http://wps.aw.com/bc_bennett_liu_1/4/1046/267997.cw/index.html

Home The Geological History of the Earth Summary The Geological History of the Earth Summary We can read the Earth's geological history by studying the rock and fossil records. This history is not mere speculation. It is recorded in ways that we can verify independently in rocks and fossils from many places around the world and through many different techniques for determining ages. While we may never know every detail of the Earth's history, we already have a complete enough picture to understand the major processes and events that have shaped our planet. The Earth has been shaped by active geology driven by internal heat. This geology made life possible by causing the outgassing of the material that made our oceans and atmosphere. Moreover, through the action of plate tectonics, geology has kept our planet's climate stable enough for water to remain liquid for the past 4 billion years or more. Geology plays a role in making life possible, but life, once it takes hold, can also change the conditions on a planet. The oxygen in our atmosphere is a direct consequence of life. Today life affects our planet in another way: Our advanced civilization is capable of changing the way our climate functions, with consequences that we cannot fully predict. We do not yet know how common habitable planets may be in the universe, but geology clearly plays a crucial role in habitability. We'll return to geological considerations many more times throughout this book.

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