How to Build a Model Illustrating Sea-Floor Spreading and Subduction
How to Build a Model Illustrating Sea-Floor Spreading and Subduction
Description:
This resource describes how to build a model of the outer 300 km (180 miles) of the Earth that can be used to develop a better understanding of the principal features of plate tectonics, including sea-floor spreading, the pattern of magnetic stripes frozen into the sea floor, transform faulting, thrust faulting, subduction, and volcanism.
Education Levels:
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Subject:
Earth Science, Physics, Geography
Resource Type:
Curriculum support
Medium:
Text/HTML
Fee Status:
Free
Beneficiary:
Students
Online provider:
United States Geological Survey
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