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This site contains a variety of plate tectonic animations, paleogeographic reconstructions, and paleoclimate animations. Each animation is viewable from the web page, and has accompanying text that explains the events portrayed. Examples include the formation of the ocean basins, the assembly and breakup of Pangaea, and the collision of India and Asia.
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This
data
tip
from
Bridge,
the
Ocean
Sciences
Education
Teacher
Resource
Center
archive,
includes
a
variety
of
educational
sites
to
visit
on
plate
tectonic
theory.
Learners
can
use
underwater
earthquake
data
to
identify
plate
boundaries
with
links
to
the
National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration's
Acoustic
Monitoring
Program
Ocean
Seismicity
data.
Data
from
the
Northeast
Pacific,
eastern
Equatorial
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This
collection
provides
a
wide
array
of
visual
resources
and
supporting
material
about
plate
tectonic
movements.
Visualizations
include
simple
animations,
GIS-based
animated
maps,
paleogeographic
maps
and
globes,
and
numerous
illustrations
and
photos.
This
collection
is
not
exhaustive
but
does
represent
some
of
the
best
sources
for
teaching.
Resources
can
be
incorporated
into
lectures,
labs,
or
other
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This is a collection of thirteen brief plate tectonic animations that were originally produced for the US Geological Survey video Secrets in Stone. They have been converted to animated gifs for web display.
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This activity has students read and answer questions based upon the article 'The plate tectonic story: a scientific jigsaw.' The article starts with the continental drift theory of Alfred Wegener and adds the evidence from the seafloor to arrive at plate tectonics. It concludes with remarks about mantle dynamics and the future ability to predict earthquakes.
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Magnetic Patterns: Ocean Floor Pattern Plotting -
http:/
This resource is referenced by :
Magnetic Stripes on the Ocean Floor: A Lab Simulation -
http:/
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This is the web site for a Plate Tectonics Theory class at The University of Nevada, Reno. The home page/
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Continents
were
once
thought
to
be
static,
locked
tight
in
their
positions
in
Earth's
crust.
Similarities
between
distant
coastlines,
such
as
those
on
opposite
sides
of
the
Atlantic,
were
thought
to
be
the
work
of
a
scientist's
overactive
imagination,
or,
if
real,
the
result
of
erosion
on
a
massive
scale.
This
interactive
feature
shows
11
tectonic
plates
and
their
names,
the
continents
that
occupy
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Visitors
to
this
site
can
learn
about
the
theory
of
plate
tectonics,
the
history
of
its
development,
and
the
mechanisms
that
drive
the
formation,
movement,
and
destruction
of
continents
and
tectonic
plates.
A
selection
of
animations
depicts
the
movements
of
crustal
plates
and
continents
through
time.
Each
animation
is
accompanied
by
an
interactive
time
scale
that
provides
links
to
descriptions
of
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In
this
lesson,
students
investigate
the
movement
of
Earth's
tectonic
plates,
the
results
of
these
movements,
and
how
magnetic
anomalies
present
at
spreading
centers
document
the
motion
of
the
crust.
As
a
result
of
this
activity,
students
will
be
able
to
describe
the
motion
of
tectonic
plates,
differentiate
between
three
types
of
plate
boundaries,
infer
what
type
of
boundary
exists
between
two
tectonic
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According
to
theory
of
plate
tectonics,
Earth
is
an
active
planet
--
its
surface
is
composed
of
many
individual
plates
that
move
and
interact,
constantly
changing
and
reshaping
Earth's
outer
layer.
Volcanoes
and
earthquakes
both
result
from
the
movement
of
tectonic
plates.
This
interactive
feature
shows
the
relationship
between
earthquakes
and
volcanoes
and
the
boundaries
of
tectonic
plates.
By
clicking
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