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This
lesson
provides
an
overview
of
destructive
earthquakes
and
their
connection
to
tectonic
movements
of
the
Earth's
crust.
It
includes
a
discussion
of
some
especially
destructive
historic
earthquakes,
and
a
brief
introduction
to
contintental
drift
and
the
theory
of
plate
tectonics.
There
is
also
discussion
of
basic
seismology
(types
of
waves)
and
measures
of
the
magnitude
of
an
earthquake
(the
Richter
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This
lesson
introduces
the
idea
that
rates
and
directions
of
plate
movements
can
be
measured.
The
discussion
centers
on
the
use
of
mantle
'hotspots'
to
determine
plate
motions.
Examples
include
the
Hawaiian
Islands,
the
Galapagos
Islands,
and
the
Yellowstone
hotspot.
The
lesson
includes
an
activity
in
which
students
use
online
resources
to
answer
questions
about
the
Galapagos
Islands
and
measure
plate
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This
lesson
provides
an
overview
of
the
various
types
of
interactions
between
tectonic
plates.
The
discussion
uses
the
analogy
of
a
cracked
egg
to
describe
the
tectonic
plates
composing
Earth's
crust.
Other
topics
include
the
concentrated
earthquake
and
volcanic
activity
associated
with
plate
boundaries,
types
of
interactions
at
the
boundaries,
and
how
plate
motions
are
affecting
the
Atlantic
and
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