Emily Peterman

Magnetic anomalies and superplumes: is there a connection? part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
What causes magnetic anomalies? Is there a relationship between superplumes and changes in polarity on the magnetic time scale?

Tension gashes with Jell-O part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
The purpose of this activity is to help students visualize how tensions gashes form.

The Plate Tectonics Revolution part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Courses
Although only ~40 years old, the theory of plate tectonics provides a global framework to understand such varied phenomena as earthquakes, volcanoes, ocean basins and mountain systems both on continents (e.g. the ...