Thursday, January 24, 2013

AGENDA:

• Review Homework
• QUIZ
• Plate Tectonics Theory Notes
• Simple Plate Tectonics Explanation
• Plate Boundaries Explanations
• Plate Boundaries Map
• Remember - we live on what is considered to be the Sierra Nevada Microplate (even though you will not be tested on this! :) )  Here is a diagram that shows the microplate from http://fieldguides.gsapubs.org/content/7/373/F4.large.jpg

HOMEWORK:

1. Due tomorrow: Plate Tectonics Questions
2. Due tomorrow: colored plate boundaries map (divergent = red, convergent = yellow, transform = purple, outline land in green, oceans light blue, hot spots - orange)
3. Due tomorrow: Plate Boundaries map questions 1-8 only