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Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics

Two hundred million years ago the Earth's continents were joined together to form one gigantic super-continent, called Pangea. Plate tectonic forces broke Pangea apart and caused the continents to drift. We study the evidence for plate tectonics and the large-scale dynamics of the Earth's interior that is responsible for mountain building, earthquakes faulting, volcanic eruptions, changes in Earth's magnetic field and much more.
School(s)/College(s)
Literature, Science, & Arts » Earth and Environmental Sciences
Course Number(s) UM Course ID Academic Level Credits Sustainability Category*
EARTH 146 018338 Undergraduate 3 Sustainability-Inclusive

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YearSession(s)
2023Fall