Peruse an article on seafloor spreading and plate tectonics. Learn how catastrophic events can result from plate movement.
Don Findlay explains how boudinage structures control the location and formation of ore deposits. Review his new model for crustal tectonics.
Enjoy an animation illustrating the Earth's changing face through time due to continental drift. Includes dates to accompany the images.
Find out about Weldon Beauchamp's research concerning North African mountain evolution. View the structural models and link to related sites.
Explore earthquake engineering, seismic science and the Bay Area's shaky history at this virtual exhibit from San Francisco's Exploratorium.
Salt tectonics researcher offers related computer animations, 3-D visualizations and interpretations of physical and finite-element models.
Find out about this 24-satellite conglomerate that detects tectonic plate motion. Look up individual locations.
Designed for teachers, this lesson introduces key concepts, supplies reference materials, and includes a list of teaching suggestions.
Read about the development and evidence for the theory of continental drift.
Resource from the University of California Museum of Paleontology explains the mechanical aspects of plate tectonics.
Introduces plate tectonics and defines earthquakes. Explore the creation of mountains.
Spanning Iceland through South America, this mountain range is located beneath the earth's surface. Follow the links to related pages.
Article discusses the field of geology that deals with the past and present motion of the earth's crust.
Read an explanation of the geological forces at work along this notorious California earthquake zone.
View the paleogeographic maps that illustrate the theory of plate tectonics. Also supplies a directory of teaching materials.
Cursory introduction to plate tectonics, continental drift, plate boundaries, volcanos and earthquakes.
Supplies a historic and scientific overview of plate tectonics and offers a list of resources for students. Includes interactive maps.
Learn about reconstructing the past positions of tectonic plates with animations, links, software, and research.
Trace the history of plate tectonics theory as it was revised and developed. Learn about Alfred Wegener and Arthur Holmes' contributions.
Access a University of Nevada, Reno lecture on plate tectonics. Includes a global earthquake map and a map of the Earth's solid surface.
Discover the Earth's structure, plate tectonics and the Pangaea theory. Includes a discussion area, quizzes and games.
Giovanni Guglielmo's research at the University of Texas at Austin includes interpretations of physical and finite-element models.
Tag along with University of California Santa Cruz students as they visit the famous fault. Includes descriptions and photos of what they saw.
Shockwave activity allows students to manipulate tectonic plates and see how the Earth changes as the plates are moved around.
Detailed maps and information from NASA of the movement and motion of major land masses.
Read about plate tectonics and continental drift, the development of the theory, and unanswered questions.
Sandra Schulz and Robert Wallace provide an extensive overview of the California fault. Includes a section on earthquakes along the fault.