GEOS 212 1st Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture Review of volcanoes 1500 could erupt dormant 20 erupting today Shield volcanoes versus stratovolcanoes hazards prediction setting Transform fault 3rd type of plate boundary Atlantic example Pacific example San Andreas fault transform fault North America Pacific plate boundary Animations of earthquake process stick build up stress then slip Earthquakes along San Andreas fault Sizes magnitudes or earthquakes Views of San Andreas fault Earthquake history along San Andreas fault Global Earthquakes Sumatra Japan earthquake tsunami Animations of Sumatra earthquake tsunami Global map of earthquakes with pattern of size and depths Perspectives on big earthquakes Outline of Current Lecture Global pattern of earthquakes last 20 years Plate tectonics helps understand modern world Plate Tectonics also helps reconstruct history of ocean basins Animations of ocean basin history www scotese com Intro to Sediment Cycle Step 1 Making Mountains four ways Step 2 Breaking rocks apart Physical and Chemical Weathering Current Lecture OCEAN HISTORY AND Mts These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute
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