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Plate Tectonics: A Continuous Process
http://library.thinkquest.org/17701/high/tectonics/
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This page provides an introduction to plate tectonics for secondary students. Topics include plate motions, the layers of the Earth and oceanic versus continental plates. A set of links provides access to material on the processes of plate tectonics occuring at plate boundaries, zones of movement and instability.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Illustration - scientific
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geology
    • Structural geology
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright Team 17701 TQ'98 (Cheong, Ng & Viren).
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-009-636
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: ThinkQuest
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/