SCIENTIFIC SPECIALTY: SEISMOLOGY · SCIENTIFIC SPECIALTY: SEISMOLOGY Earthquake Locations 1990 -...
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SCIENTIFIC SPECIALTY: SEISMOLOGYEarthquake Locations 1990 - 1996 (Magnitudes 4 and greater)
Color indicates depth: Red 0-33 km, Orange 33-70 km, Green 70-300 km, Blue 300-700 km
This map is part of "Discovering Plate Boundaries," a classroomexercise developed by Dale S. Sawyer at Rice University ([email protected]).Additional information about this exercise can be found athttp://terra.rice.edu/plateboundary .
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SCIENTIFIC SPECIALTY: VOLCANOLOGYRed dots indicate currently or historically active volcanic features
This list obtained from the Smithsonian Institution
This map is part of "Discovering Plate Boundaries," a classroomexercise developed by Dale S. Sawyer at Rice University ([email protected]).Additional information about this exercise can be found athttp://terra.rice.edu/plateboundary .
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SCIENTIFIC SPECIALTY: GEOGRAPHYElevation in meters above sea level
Map based on widely available dataset ETOPO5
This map is part of "Discovering Plate Boundaries," a classroomexercise developed by Dale S. Sawyer at Rice University ([email protected]).Additional information about this exercise can be found athttp://terra.rice.edu/plateboundary .
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SCIENTIFIC SPECIALTY: GEOCHRONOLOGYSeafloor age in millions of years
This map is from Dietmar Mueller, Univ. of Sydney
This map is part of "Discovering Plate Boundaries," a classroomexercise developed by Dale S. Sawyer at Rice University ([email protected]).Additional information about this exercise can be found athttp://terra.rice.edu/plateboundary . Steps A & B
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PLATE BOUNDARY MAPThis map is from Dietmar Mueller, Univ. of Sydney
This map is part of "Discovering Plate Boundaries," a classroom
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Additional information about this exercise can be found at
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Step D & I
Discovery of Plate Tectonics Coastline: Step C
Discovery of Plate Tectonics Coastline North Am
erica: Step H
Discovery of Plate Tectonics Coastline South America: Step H
Discovery of Plate Tectonics Coastline Indonesia/Australia: Step H
Discovery of Plate Tectonics Coastline Atlan c O
cean: Step H
Discovery of Plate Tectonics Coastline Pacifi c Ocean: Step H
