Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics is Earth's own internal combustion engine. But to fully appreciate Plate Tectonics, you need to know about Geologic Time and Geology itself . . .

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Plate Movement and Boundaries

Plate Tectonics Illustrations

Evidence

Journey to the Centre of the Earth
(Earth Rocks! 9:55)

Animated Maps: Plate Tectonics (Map version followed by globe version)
(Esri 1:27)

Discovery of plate tectonics, seafloor spreading & subduction
(Earth.Parts#1: 11:15)

Why there's a ring of disasters around the Pacific
(VOX: 6:34)

hhmi EarthViewer

EarthViewer is an interactive visualization of Earth through the eons, eras and periods. Students move through time periods to see directly how Earth has changed. But it's not just about Plate Tectonics. EarthViewer connects changes on Earth with biological events, mass extinctions, and impact events. As well, there are a number of in-depth pop-ups for the Greenhouse Effect, Mass Extinctions, Plate Tectonics and a number of other related topics.

Plate Movement and Boundaries

Earth Layers (to 3:35) and Isostacy
(Earth Rocks! 6:34)

Plate Tectonics Basics
(Earth Rocks! 11:39)

Plate Tectonics
(BBC Geography 4:12)

How India Crashed into Asia and Changed the World
(Think English 9:06)

Eatrio.net: Map of Pangaea with Current International Borders

Map of Earth's Tectonic Plates
Wiki

Tectonic Activity Map showing rates of plate movement

Smithsonian: Eruptions, Earthquakes and Emissions Interactive Map and Timeline

Plate Tectonics Illustrations

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