Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Using Google Earth to Investigate Plate Tectonics

- Bathymetry (shape of the ocean floor)
- Topography (shape of the continents)
- Age of the Ocean floor
- Volcanoes 
- Earthquakes 

to make decisions about what sort of plate boundaries are where.

The skills you will use during this assignment are comparable to those used by geologists and geo-physicists to understand the processes which shape the Earth  - if you enjoy the assignment and the unit - maybe there's a career in Earth Sciences for you!


HOW TO GET STARTED:

1. Download  Google Earth   on your device.
2. Download (and save to your device) the  Google Earth data files #1  and Data #2: EARTHQUAKES and Data #3 VOLCANOES
3. Open up both of the files in Google Earth. 
4. Begin following the instructions on Page 1 of your assignment.  Note how each section of the assignment starts with ‘In Google Earth’ to tell you what to do.


Other files you will need during the assignment:

A. Biodiversity of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge 

Biodiversity of Mid-Atlantic Ridge



B. Sumatra


C. Himalayas



Notes from Class (Wednesday)


4 comments:

  1. You said "Wikipedia: Himalayas (**go to 'biodiversity'**)"
    You can add `#biodiversity` to the URL to go to a specific place in an article.
    In this case you could change it to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/himalayas#biodiversity
    just a handy tip for you

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    1. or not since "biodiversity" isn't even one of the topics

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    3. aaaaaaa you even have to use correct capitalisation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayas#Ecology

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