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California State University, Sacramento Week 15: Plate tectonics |
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California State University, Sacramento Week 15: Plate tectonics |
Objectives
Upon completion of this unit students should be able to:
Describe evidence for continental drift theory
Explain how paleomagnetism is used to date ocean crust
Explain apparent polar wandering
Describe plate motion at the mid-oceanic ridge
Describe plate motion at divergent, transform and convergent plate margins
Discuss how the California tectonic margin has changed with time
Test corrections If you turn in test corrections by Monday Dec. 12, I will add them to your score for test #3.
Homework for week #15 If you take the on-line quiz for Chapter 19, I will count it as extra credit. It can replace a missing quiz from earlier in the semester, or add to your quiz average if you have already completed all of the quizzes. You can find the quiz by following this link:
E-mail it to me at:
Please note: This is different from my CSUS e-mail address!
Click on the “Resources” tab at the top of the page, and scroll down to the chapter that you want to work on. Complete the multiple choice quiz on-line, and e-mail the results to me.
Due date for homework: The start of class on Friday, December 9
Reading Assignments
From Plummer, Carlson and Hammersley, Physical Geology, 13th edition
Chapter 19 - Plate tectonics
Powerpoint graphics used during lectures
