You can find the GEO podcast on iTunes right here. (Go on…subscribe and not miss the new episodes) In this episode, we chat about the Earth’s magnetic field and how that is recorded in igneous rocks. We discuss how this
You can find the GEO podcast on iTunes right here. (Go on…subscribe and not miss the new episodes) What are earthquakes? How are they formed? What is causing the shaking? How do we record them? What should you do in
You can find the GEO podcast on iTunes right here. (Go on…subscribe and not miss the new episodes) Learn the basics of the theory of Plate Tectonics in less than 10 minutes! Why do earthquakes and volcanoes occur
Description : Student activity where they calculate the speed of a moving tectonic plate by using the ages of rocks across the Hawaii Island chain. This is a great activity to show how hot spot evidence can provide us plate
The evidence for Plate Tectonics is very conclusive. It is a very well supported theory, and while scientific debate continues about small parts or local effects, the overall concept is accepted as good as fact. So what are the pieces
The Earth’s plates don’t just sit there. They move and interact at their boundaries – and that is what makes our planet so dynamic. The volcanoes, the earthquakes, and even climate are all related to the movement and position of
The Earth’s rocky outerlayer (the lithosphere) is broken up into around seventeen major pieces that we call tectonic plates. These plates form a jigsaw pattern around the planet with their edges interacting to cause earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain ranges and
The Earth’s crust – that outermost rocky layer of our planet – can be daunting to understand. To start with the vast majority (around 70%) of it lies under our oceans. The rest of the Earth’s crust seems to