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Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes
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Our Planet Plate tectonic maps and Continental drift animations by C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP Project (www.scotese.com)
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A look inside
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Plate Boundaries
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The Plates
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Convection Cells
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Hot Spots
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Marine and Terrestrial Volcanoes
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Subduction
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Seafloor Spreading
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Plate Collisions Continental – Continental collision Himalaya Mountains Oceanic – Oceanic collision Aleutian Islands Continental – Oceanic collision Cascade Range
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Our Planet (Today) Plate tectonic maps and Continental drift animations by C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP Project (www.scotese.com)
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650 Million Years Ago Plate tectonic maps and Continental drift animations by C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP Project (www.scotese.com)
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237 Million Years Ago Plate tectonic maps and Continental drift animations by C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP Project (www.scotese.com)
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152 Million Years Ago Plate tectonic maps and Continental drift animations by C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP Project (www.scotese.com)
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Back to Today Plate tectonic maps and Continental drift animations by C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP Project (www.scotese.com)
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150 Million Years in the Future Plate tectonic maps and Continental drift animations by C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP Project (www.scotese.com)
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250 Million Years in the Future Plate tectonic maps and Continental drift animations by C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP Project (www.scotese.com)
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Plates in Motion Plate movements from 750 MYA to Present: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tecall1_4.mov http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tecall1_4.mov
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Plate Tectonics in Motion Motions along plate boundaries: http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es0804/es 0804page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es0804/es 0804page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization
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The San Andreas Fault
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Earthquake Energy MagnitudeJoules Tons of TNT Nuclear Bomb Equivalence Equivalence 42.20E+10150.00 57.10E+114750.02 62.20E+1315,0230.79 77.10E+14475,06325.00 82.20E+1615,022,833790.60 97.10E+17475,063,71225,003.30 Comparison of magnitude to energy released
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