Plate Geotectonics

Overview

Subject area

GEO

Catalog Number

448

Course Title

Plate Geotectonics

Description

Plate Tectonics as a unifying theory: the driving mechanisms of crustal deformation. Evidence supporting sea-floor spreading and plate motions: geophysical and geologic data. Description and comparison of active and ancient tectonic belts. Implications of plate tectonics, continental drift, and mountain building, the role of plate tectonic cycle in renewal of Earth?s surface, and relation with other biogeochemical cycles. Readings from original papers. Laboratories include geologic map study of older tectonic belts and techniques of measuring, plotting, and interpreting structural data of deformed rocks.PREREQ: GEO 166 OR 101 AND 167.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

4

Maximum Units

4

Academic Progress Units

4

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Laboratory

Hours

2

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Course Schedule