Earth Science - Evidence and Models of Plate Tectonics
Offered By: Spahn's Science Lectures via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the compelling evidence and models supporting plate tectonics in this 35-minute Earth Science lecture. Delve into the breakup of Pangaea, future plate movements, and various forms of evidence including ocean drilling, mantle plumes, hot spots, paleomagnetism, polar wandering, and magnetic reversals. Examine the forces driving plate motion and compare the whole-mantle convection and layer cake models. Enhance your understanding with a magnetic field demonstration, providing visual insight into Earth's dynamic processes.
Syllabus
CHANGING PLATES AND PLATE BOUNDARIES
PANGAEA'S BREAKUP
FUTURE PLATE TECTONICS
EVIDENCE: OCEAN DRILLING
EVIDENCE: MANTLE PLUMES AND HOT SPOTS
EVIDENCE: PALEOMAGNETISM
EVIDENCE: POLAR WANDERING
EVIDENCE: MAGNETIC REVERSALS
FORCES THAT DRIVE PLATE MOTION
WHOLE-MANTLE CONVECTION MODEL
LAYER CAKE MODEL
Taught by
Spahn's Science Lectures
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