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Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes and Volcanoes

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Notes:

Plate Tectonics 2 - 2010.ppt

Earths Layers - 09.ppt

Earthquakes & Faults Notes.ppt 

Volcanoes.ppt

Igneous Rock Features.ppt

 

Handouts:

Book Questions & Vocabulary:

4-1 Conti. Drift Questions & Vocab.doc

4-2 Seafloor Spreading.doc

4-3 Theory of Plate Tectonics.doc

5-1 Questions.doc

5-2 Vocab & Questions.doc

 

Questions about the article "Future Shocks" (link to article below) Haiti Earthquake Article Questions.doc

 

Cool Websites:

satellite images of geologic features: http://geology.com/plate-tectonics.shtml

http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/en/playgame.html

http://tlc.discovery.com/convergence/quakes/interactives/makeaquake.html

 

 

Helpful Websites:

Quizlet Reviews:

http://quizlet.com/1969662/earthquakes-flash-cards/

http://quizlet.com/842141/volcanoes-and-igneous-rock-features-flash-cards/

The Structure of the Earth:

- Diagram of the Earth: http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/plate1.htm

- Description of the layers of the Earth: http://www.moorlandschool.co.uk/earth/earths_structure.htm

- How the layers of the Earth were discovered: http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/interior/

- Quiz (optional): http://www.moorlandschool.co.uk/earth/struc.htm

 

Plate Boundaries:

http://www.platetectonics.com/book/page_5.asp - this is the best one to use

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/Vigil.html

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/plates1.html (look at the links on the left)

http://geology.com/nsta/convergent-plate-boundaries.shtml (types of convergent plate boundaries)

 

Earthquake Simulation: http://www.sciencecourseware.com/eec/Earthquake/

 

"Future Shocks" http://www.philly.com/inquirer/health_science/weekly/81949837.html - This is a link to the article about the earthquake in Haiti.

 

Types of Volcanoes and Eruptions - http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/pompeii/interactive/interactive.html

 

 

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