1. Historical Geology Lecture 9 Plate Tectonics

2. Historical Geology IPangaea IIEvidence of Continental Movement A.Geomorphology B.Fossil Record C.Paleoclimate D.Rock Record E.Paleomagnetism IIIMechanism for Continental Movement A.Continental Drift B.Sea Floor Spreading IVPlate Tectonics A.Mechanical Zones of the Earth B.Driving Forces C.Plate Movement D.Tectonic Settings 1.Plate Boundaries 2.Continental Cratons 3.Orogenic Belts 4.Terranes 5.Sedimentary Basins VThe Wilson Cycle Outline

3. Historical Geology Pangaea Alfred Wegener (1880-1930)

4. Historical Geology Evidence of Continental Movement Geomorphology Fossil Record Paleoclimate Rock Record Paleomagnetism http://worldprocessor.com

5. Historical Geology Evidence of Continental Movement Geomorphology – Matching Coastlines

6. Historical Geology Evidence of Continental Movement Geomorphology – Matching Mountain Belts

7. Historical Geology Evidence of Continental Movement Fossil Record

8. Historical Geology Evidence of Continental Movement Fossil Record and Paleoclimate

9. Historical Geology Evidence of Continental Movement Paleoclimate

10. Historical Geology Evidence of Continental Movement Rock Record and Paleoclimate

11. Historical Geology Evidence of Continental Movement Rock Record

12. Historical Geology Evidence of Continental Movement Paleomagnetism

13. Historical Geology Historical Overview

14. Historical Geology Mechanism for Continental Movement? Wegener and Continental Drift

15. Historical Geology Mechanism for Continental Movement? Sea Floor Spreading

16. Historical Geology Sea Floor Spreading The Mid-Ocean Ridge

17. Historical Geology Sea Floor Spreading Paleomagnetism and Magnetic Striping

18. Historical Geology Sea Floor Spreading Crustal Age

19. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics A Unifying Theory Formation of Oceans Basins Formation of Mid-ocean Ridges Formation of Trenches Formation of Mountains Earthquakes: cause and distribution Volcanoes: cause, types and distribution Explains:

20. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics Surface Structure

21. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics Surface Structure

22. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics Earth's Mechanical Structure Driving Forces Plate Movement Tectonic Regimes

23. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics Rheological Zones Core Mesosphere Lower mantle Rigid Very Hot Capable of gradual flow Asthenosphere "weak" layer Convecting mantle Soft and readily flows Lithosphere Crust and Upper Mantle Rigid Brittle

24. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics Driving Forces Ridge Push Slab Pull Trench Suction

25. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics Driving Forces - Ridge Push

26. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics Driving Forces - Slab Pull

27. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics Driving Forces - Trench Suction

28. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics Plate Movement

29. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics Plate Movement

30. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics Plate Movement - Hot Spots

31. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics Tectonic Settings Continental Cratons Plate Boundaries Orogenic Belts Terranes Sedimentary Basins

32. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics Tectonic Setting and Igneous Rocks http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/Fichter/IgnRx/disthtml.html

33. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics Tectonic Settings - Continental Cratons

34. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics Tectonic Settings - Plate Boundaries http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/Vigil.html

35. Historical Geology Plate Boundaries Divergent Plate Boundaries

36. Historical Geology Plate Boundaries Transform Plate Boundaries

37. Historical Geology Plate Boundaries Convergent Plate Boundaries Ocean-Ocean Ocean-Continent Continent-Continent

38. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics Tectonic Regimes - Orogenic Belts

39. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics Tectonic Regimes - Terranes

40. Historical Geology Plate Tectonics Tectonic Regimes - Sedimentary Basins Rift Basins and Aulacogens Passive Margin Trench Forearc Backarc Foreland Intracratonic Basins

41. Historical Geology Sedimentary Basins Rift Basins and Aulacogens

42. Historical Geology Sedimentary Basins Passive Margin

43. Historical Geology Sedimentary Basins Trench

44. Historical Geology Sedimentary Basins Forearc

45. Historical Geology Sedimentary Basins Backarc

46. Historical Geology Sedimentary Basins Foreland

47. Historical Geology Sedimentary Basins Intracratonic

48. Historical Geology The Wilson Cycle

49. Historical Geology The Wilson Cycle

50. Historical Geology Rock Cycle