BAESI Workshop: Plate Tectonics
May 15, 2004
1.
This Dynamic Earth: the story of Plate Tectonics – the entire
book is available on-line (or call the USGS at 1-888-ASK-USGS to order a hard
copy for $7.00).
http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html
2.
This Dynamic Planet - map shows the Earth's physiographic
features, the current
movements of its major tectonic plates, and the
locations of its volcanoes, earthquakes, and
impact craters
(order a paper copy for $7.00 + $5.00 shipping)
3. San Francisco-San Jose quadrangle geologic map: California Geological Survey (formerly the Division of Mines and Geology) at http://www.consrv.ca.gov/dmg/ comes packaged with a map of active faults
4.
“Discovering Plate Boundaries” activity: http://terra.rice.edu/plateboundary/
Go here to print out the maps used in our workshop activity.
5. Association
of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
Very cool site that includes maps of
predicted damage (using Mercalli intensity scale) due
to
various Bay
Area EQs in various parts of the Bay Area.
6. From The Discovery Channel: "Make a Quake"
Discover how ground type, type of building, and magnitude affect the amount of
damage
caused
by an earthquake.
7. TASA Plate Tectonics CD ROM - prices and ordering information/
8. Animations
·
PALEOMAP
Project: http://www.scotese.com/climate.htm (Break-up
of Pangaea
plate motion 250 million years into the future)
volcanic eruptions and more.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/
9. View the most recent earthquake activity in California
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recent/
10.
Current earthquakes around the
world: National
Earthquake Information Center
http://neic.usgs.gov/current_seismicity.shtml
11. VolcanoWorld: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu
Expore current volcanic activity.