GLG 101
PLATE TECTONICS
INSTRUCTIONAL LINKS
SELF-TEST
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What to do:
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Go to the web pages for Chapters
18
and 19
of our text.
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Answer the "Visualizing geology," "Concept Review,"
and "Quick Quiz," questions for both chapters. Each time "submit" the answers to me at: kmontgom@uwc.edu
along with your name.
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Conditions:
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Doing this is voluntary.
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If you chose to do this exercise you must submit the answers at least 3
days prior to the test (firm).
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If you obtain a grade of 80% on all self-tests in the semester I will count
it for 2% of your semester grade -- straight raise!
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You can submit each self-test only once.
WEB LINKS OF INTEREST
Here are some links to hyptertext materials concerning Plate Tectonics.
You will likely find them a useful complement to the course text.
If you want to see a brief animation of the background to this page, click
HERE.
An animation of "continental drift" over the past 700 millions can be
viewed HERE.
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A short biography of Alfred
Wegener and his theory of continental drift.
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This Dynamic
Earth presents an introduction to plate tectonics from the USGS.
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Tectonic Plate
Motion from NASA allows you to calculate directly plate velocities
from satellite and other measuring systems.
Here are some further sites, in a similar vein:
Finally, two absolute gems of sites presenting the "Expanding Earth Theory"
as a alternative to Plate Tectonics!
