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	Geological and Planetary Sciences
		Topics to be covered include a short survey of condensed-matter physics as it applies to planetary interiors, remote sensing of planetary interiors, planetary modeling, core formation, physics of ongoing differentiation, the role of mantle convection in thermal evolution, and generation of planetary magnetic fields.
		Topics: exogenic surface processes, including impact, gravitational degradation, atmospheric modification of surfaces by wind and water, and the direct interaction of surfaces with plasmas; endogenic modification of surfaces by tectonics and volcanism; surface histories of Mercury, Venus, the moon, and Mars; the surfaces of icy bodies.
		Topics: concepts of elastic and shock propagation in single and polycrystalline solids and in fluids, and their relation to various thermodynamic processes; phase changes, dynamic yielding, shock metamorphism, high-pressure electrical properties of minerals, and application of shock and ultrasonic equation-of-state data to Earth and planetary interiors.
	pr.caltech.edu /catalog/courses/listing/ge.html (4180 words)

	Plate tectonics
		Plate tectonics (from the Greek for "builder", τεκτων (tekton)) is a theory of geology developed to explain the phenomenon of continental drift.
		In the theory of plate tectonics the outermost part of the Earth's interior is made up of two layers, the outer lithosphere and the inner asthenosphere.
		Plate boundaries are the home of the majority of the world's active volcanoes with the Pacific Plate's Ring of Fire being most active and famous.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/p/pl/plate_tectonics.html (1987 words)

	Plate tectonics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Plate tectonics (from the Greek word for "one who constructs", τεκτων, tekton) is a theory of geology developed to explain the phenomenon of continental drift, and is currently the theory accepted by the vast majority of scientists working in this area.
		Plate tectonic theory arose out of two separate geological observations: continental drift, noticed in the early 20th century, and seafloor spreading, noticed in the 1960s.
		Tectonic plates are comprised of two types of lithosphere: continental and oceanic lithospheres; for example, the African Plate includes the continent and parts of the floor of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Plate_tectonics (4018 words)

	Encyclopedia: Pacific Ring of Fire
		The Ring of Fire is a direct consequence of plate tectonics and the movement and collisions of crustal plates [2].
		The Pacific plate is shown in pale yellow on this map The Pacific Plate is an oceanic tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean.
		The North American plate is shown in brown on this map The North American Plate is a continental tectonic plate covering the continent of North America, extending eastward to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and westward to the Cherskiy Range in East Siberia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pacific-Ring-of-Fire (1449 words)

	Geology, plate tectonics, Earth's structure
		Plate tectonics crustal plates of the Earth, Plate Tectonics, plates of the lithosphere and convection in the aesthenosphere
		Plate tectonics plate tectonics, the cause of earthquakes
		Plate tectonics and seismic waves the plates consist of an outer layer of the earth, the lithosphere
	www.educypedia.be /education/geologyplate.htm (427 words)

	Plate tectonics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		As a result, the oceanic lithospheres generally lie below sea level (for example the entire Pacific Plate, which carries no continent), while the continental ones project above sea level (see isostasy for explanation of this principle, which is essentially a large-scale version of Archimedes' Bath).
		Plate Tectonics : An Insider's History of the Modern Theory of the Earth, Oreskes, Naomi ed., Westview Press, 2003, ISBN 0813341329
		Plate Tectonics on Venus (https://www3.imperial.ac.uk/portal/page?_pageid=46,73409and_dad=portalliveand_schema=PORTALLIVE)"The mapping and interpretion of the regional tectonic features of Venus over the past ten years or so has led to a qualitative picture of buoyant plate tectonics."
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Plate_tectonic (4040 words)

	Nearctica - Paleontology - Paleogeography and Plate Tectonics
		This online document has an introduction to plate tectonics, discusses the history of the discovery of this important concept, and finally presents some unanswered questions and the importance of plate tectonics to humans including vulcanism and earthquakes.
		A synoptic introduction to the principles of plate tectonics.
		An introduction to the relationship between the movement of land masses by plate tectonics and earthquakes.
	www.nearctica.com /paleo/tectonic.htm (675 words)

	Plate Tectonics: Moving Middle School Science - Background Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Plate tectonics resources may explain the theory in different tones, in differing levels of detail, or even with different illustrations--and digesting these different takes on the subject can help firm up our understanding of this groundbreaking (pun intended) theory.
		The material touches on a fourth type of plate boundary that is not well-understood and may not even be mentioned in your middle school textbook: plate boundary zones.
		In addition to information on the evidence for plate tectonics and the continual nature of plate movements, there are explanations of how plates move relative to each other, causing earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain ranges to form.
	nsdl.enc.org /epubs/science/science1/background.aspx (1007 words)

	Lists of articles by category - Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		None of these are yet comprehensive or up-to-date, but filling in or creating these lists will create an easy way to track articles by their categories, as well as creating an implicit to-do list of topics for which articles have not yet been written.
		List of mathematical topics (0-9), (A-C), (D-F), (G-I), (J-L), (M-O), (P-R), (S-U), (V-Z), List of lists
		List of anomalous phenomenon (paranormal) and parapsychology topics
	www.book-spot.co.uk (287 words)

	GSA Free Teacher Resources - Secondary Resources - Plate Tectonics
		Examine such diverse topics as the effect of termites on global warming and the search for Nemesis, the hypothesized mystery planetoid that may be responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs.
		Looks at the relationship between plate tectonics and marine mineral deposits; shows how the ocean floor is being mapped and looks at recovery systems for marine resources including underwater scoops and shovels and giant "vacuum cleaners".
		Plate Dynamics - This program examines the movement and interaction of tectonic plates, which account for a vast array of geologic formations and phenomena - from California's San Andreas Fault to the Rift Valley of eastern Africa.
	www.geosociety.org /educate/resources/s_tecton.htm (936 words)

	Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics
		Plate tectonics deals with the movement of the plates that make up the surface of the earth.
		You should include the tectonic activity behind your topic and the potential human and environmental impact of the tectonic activity.
		Topics: You may select one of these or find your own topic and have it approved by your instructor.
	www.nku.edu /~cinsam/intsci/sci110/worksheets/geology.html (579 words)

	Plate Tectonics Lesson Plans, Classroom Activities
		Below is a list of plate tectonics lesson plans, classroom activities, projects, and demonstrations that might be useful in your classroom.
		This plate tectonics lesson plan can easily be adapted for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university students.
		This demonstration is a good way to introduce and expand the topic of plate tectonics for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.
	geology.com /teacher/plate-tectonics.shtml (448 words)

	On Subduction & Plate Tectonics
		I disagree, it is an observation, and because the subduction of slabs is an observed fact, all of Brown's arguments to the contrary are rendered moot.
		We suggest that with the absence of a pull from the detached lithosphere the upper part of the Australian plate in the region of the SDSZ is resistant to subduction, and thus the downward displacements caused by large earthquakes in the adjoining regions result in a localized rebound.
		Walter Brown presents his explanation for why subduction of plates into the lithosphere cannot occur, in one of his technical notes, in his web page collection: http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/technicalnotes/subduction.shtml The model presented on this page consists of a single inequality that relates the downward force on the plate to the friction resisting the plate's downward motion.
	www.tim-thompson.com /subduction.html (2256 words)

	ScienceDaily -- Browse Topics: Science/Earth_Sciences/Geology/Tectonics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Sedimentology and Sedimentary Basins: From Turbulence to Tectonics
		Plate Tectonics - Archive of articles and graphical data related to plate tectonics.
		Tectonic Park - Geological results on the northern Tyrrhenian Basin, especially on the Tuscan and Corsican metamorphic core complexes, in structural geology, metamorphic petrology and Ar/Ar radiochronology.
	www.sciencedaily.com /directory/Science/Earth_Sciences/Geology/Tectonics (919 words)

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		Students will be able to describe the processes that form seamounts in the Gulf of Alaska, describe the movement of tectonic plates in the Gulf of Alaska region and explain the types of volcanic activity that might be associated with these movements.
		Scientists, using the theory of plate tectonics, say that southern California is moving north and will collide with Alaska in approximately 150 million years.
		The surface of the plates - the Earth's surface - is not flat.
	www.scilinks.org /retrieve_outside.asp?sl=63204555882255 (845 words)

	plate tectonic links
		If you want a straight forward presentation of plate tectonics, this is it.
		This is a quicktime movie of a oceanic plate subducting or moving underneath a continental plate.
		When you drag your mouse over the image, colors will appear to indicate the path of the tectonic plates and their effect on the relative positions of the continents.
	exchange2k.riverbank.k12.ca.us /cms/EarthSciPPT/plate.tectonics.htm (650 words)

	Magmatism
		Details about the different rock types and their formation, mountain building through plate tectonics and the Laramide Orogeny, formation of valleys and canyons, volcanism in the area, and erosion by glaciers are all covered.
		This is the web page for PLATES, a program of research into plate tectonic and geologic reconstructions at the University of Texas at Austin Institute for Geophysics.
		This webpage, developed by a student as part of a "Tectonics of the Western U.S." course at the University of Colorado, is a useful summary of past and current ideas about the origin of the Sierra Nevada batholith in California.
	serc.carleton.edu /research_education/cretaceous/magmatism.html (1433 words)

	SeismoLinks : Plate Tectonics : Plate Tectonics Description (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The goal of the PALEOMAP Project is to illustrate the plate tectonic development of the ocean basins and continents, as well as the changing distribution of land and sea during the past 1100 million years.
		Moreover, the mechanism earthquakes and volcano eruptions are caused by plate motions.
		Then the historical development of the plate tectonic theory is described.
	www.seismolinks.com /Plate_Tectonics/Plate_Tectonics_Description (389 words)

	Introductions to the Solid Earth and Plate Tectonics, Links for Mineralogists
		PLATES is a program of research into plate tectonic and geologic reconstructions.
		PLATES maintains an up-to-date oceanic magnetic and tectonic database, continuously adding new paleomagnetic, hot spot, geological and geophysical data to extend the span and accuracy of global plate reconstructions.
		Topics include minerals and rocks, Earth's internal structure, plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes, oceans and the atmosphere, the formation of landscapes and global change.
	www.uni-wuerzburg.de /mineralogie/links/teach/earthteach.html (4695 words)

	Amazon.com: Plate Tectonics: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Earth (The Living Earth Series): Books: Jon Erickson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		For anyone who is interested in developments in the study of the Earth's structure, Plate Tectonics offers a full understanding of the theory that provides a single guiding principle to the earth's geological history.
		Beginning with a historical overview of plate tectonic theory in this century, the book describes in clear, non-technical language how plate tectonics work, how it affected evolution and extinction, and what the future holds.
		Plate tectonics can be one of the sexiest topics in geology.
	images.spinics.net /am/0816045895 (798 words)

	List of Geology Topics Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		List of Geology Topics Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography
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	www.karr.net /search/encyclopedia/List_of_geology_topics (246 words)

	Tectonics1Lab
		It seems amazing to remember that while plate tectonics is a well-established theory now, it was still relatively new and barely even taught in a course such as this 20 to 25 years ago.
		Following are 10 topics, each of which is a piece of evidence that led to the development of plate tectonic theory.
		The development of the plate tectonic theory serves as an excellent example of the scientific method.
	www.homepage.montana.edu /~esci111/MoreStuff/platetectonics/PTintro.htm (1534 words)

	Review, buy Plate Tectonics: Rifted Ocean-Continent Boundaries (NATO Science Series C:), Triassic-Jurassic Rifting, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The relations between paleomagnetism, plate tectonics and mantle convection theory are discussed.
		This first volume in the series deals with the mechanics of tectonic faulting and its central theme is the formation of faults in the tectonic stress field and the interaction between faults and stresses.
		The work examines tectonic and palaeogeographic development, using evidence from proposed crustal models, and discussesthe geological mechanism of rifting and its influence on the structure and patterns of sedimentation in the basins and their bearing on the potential for oil and gas accumulation.
	booksall.net /plate-tectonics (2364 words)

	Amazon.com: Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History of the Modern Theory of the Earth: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		It was not until 1968 that the theory of plate tectonics was formulated and quickly accepted by scientists around the world.
		Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History of the Moden Theory of the Earth edited by Naomi Oreskes is a book about the movement of the land masses on the Earth and how the theory of plate tectonics came about.
		Plate tectonics is a science that you'd think has been around for a long time, but in fact, not until 1968 has the theory, research, data collection and analysis came together.
	images.spinics.net /am/0813341329 (1813 words)

	The Theory of Plate Tectonics Interactive Software (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		When you see the topic Continental Drift and Paleomagnetism, return to the home page and click on topic 8: Sea-floor spreading.
		(a.) Complete the plate identifying exercise to familiarize yourself with the names and locations of the tectonic plates.
		When you see the topic Hot Spots and Plate Tectonics, return to the home page and click on topic 19: Plate Tectonics into the Future.
	www.geosci.sfsu.edu /courses/geo270/lab2_tectonics.htm (670 words)

	List of geology topics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		List of geology topics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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		List of geology topics, Geology subtopics and Geology articles.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/List_of_geology_topics (79 words)

	Laying The Surface
		The materials in the plates has a lot to do with the scenery as it forms.
		Plates made of this material (up to sixty-two miles thick) are far thicker than the basaltic plates (three miles thick), and yet they weigh roughly the same.
		So, the mix of lighter and heavier plates will determine how high the highs on your land goes, and how low the lows go.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/5876/49713 (477 words)

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