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Plate Tectonics Articles, Theory, Plate Diagrams, Maps, Teaching Ideas

Plate Tectonics Map

Plate Tectonics Map of the world, showing plates, boundaries, boundary types and more.

Types Of Eruptions

Types of Volcanic Eruptions - A description of the most common eruption types.

Hawaiian Hot Spot

How did the Hawaiian Islands Form? The power of a moving plate over a stationary hot spot.

The Largest Earthquake

The Largest Earthquake ever recorded was a 9.5 magnitude event in 1960 in Chile

Teaching Tectonics

Teaching Plate Tectonics with easy-to-draw illustrations is fun and effective.

San Andreas Article

What is the San Andreas Fault? Map, photos and description of the fault.

Lo'ihi Seamount

The Next Hawaiian Island could be growing in the Pacific Ocean right now. Its name is Lo'ihi.

What Is The Moho?

What Is The Moho? Learn about the Mohorovicic Discontinuity.

Tsunami Causes

What Causes a Tsunami? Learn how plate motions trigger earthquakes and tsunamis.

Great Rift Valley

The East Africa Rift System Learn about the East Africa Rift.

Japan Earthquake

The Japan Earthquake shifted Earth*s mass resulting in a shorter day.

New Madrid

New Madrid Seismic Zone An earthquake hazard review for the NMSZ.

Geology Tools

Geology Tools - Hammers, field bags, hand lenses, maps, hardness picks, gold pans.

Indian Ocean Tsunamis

Indian Ocean Tsunamis Deadly tsunamis triggered by earthquakes and volcanoes.

Pacific Tsunamis

Pacific Tsunamis This ocean is surrounded by plate boundaries, that can produce tsunamis.