Plate Tectonics Joy Nowak What is plate tectonics? A plate is a large, rigid slab of rock. The word tectonics comes from the Greek root “to build”. The �Earths surface…

Tectonics and Stratigraphy 7 Major Plates African Plate, covering Africa - Continental plate Antarctic Plate, covering Antarctica - Continental plate Australian Plate, covering…

Image provided courtesy of the VISIONS â05 expedition (www.VISIONS05.ocean.washington.edu) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/inside-glacial-lake-missoula.html Vashon Ice…

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Mouth of a volcanic cone with layers of ice and ash on Deception Island in the South Shetlands, Antarctica. Photo courtesy of Sue Sheridan. Learning From the Polar Past Highlights…