Slide 1Plate Tectonics Alfred Wegener – early 1900s proposed the concept of Continental Drift- the continents were once joined a large super continent called Pangaea –…
Slide 1EARTHQUAKES Slide 2 Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics It is a vibration in the crust due to the release of stress Causes a shift in the rocks along a fault or plate…
Tectonophysics, 93 (1983) 295-306 Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam - Printed in The Netherlands 295 NORMAL, BLUE AND RED EARTHQUAKES-A NEW WAY OF EARTHQUAKE…
Slide 1 Slide 2 Plate Tectonics II: How it works Continental Crust versus Oceanic Crust Mantle Convection The Asthenosphere Boundaries Convergent Divergent Transform Continental…
Slide 1 Geophysics 48 (3) Seismology Introduction to Geophysics and Planetary Physics Slide 2 Tectonic Plates The seven major lithospheric plates and their boundaries (Press…
ERSC 1P92 Assignment 5. Locating plate boundaries on Trafalmador. The aim of this assignment is to identify plate boundaries and the location of various geological features…
Evidence for Plate Tectonics As it turns out, Alfred was right. 1. Alfred Wegenerâs Evidence for Continental Drift The puzzle-like fit of some of the continents (such as…
Peter H. Laraba, Alvirne High School PLATES BOUNDARIES Earthquakes occur along plate boundaries SEISMIC ACTIVITY Stars indicate earthquake foci. Divergent âThey are Shallow…