Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonics / 02B / Leighty / Physical Geology (GLG 101IN) A summary of plate tectonics and why it occurs, followed by a review of the major tectonic settings, with lots examples from around the world. 0:00 Plate Tectonics 0:26 Overview 2:07 Tectonic plates 4:39 More about tectonic plates 6:20 Tectonic plates / earthquake foci 8:02 Why do tectonic plates move? 13:04 Tectonic plate boundaries 13:17 Convergent plate boundaries 13:44 Oceanic-Oceanic convergent boundaries 15:05 Aleutian Islands 16:39 Mount Cleveland 19:10 Japanese Islands 20:29 Mount Fuji 23:02 Oceanic-Continental 24:01 Cascade Range 25:16 Andes Mountains 26:16 Continental-Continental convergent boundaries 27:36 The Himalaya 29:38 Divergent plate boundaries 30:02 Oceanic divergent boundaries 31:19 Mid-Atlantic Ridge 33:07 Continental divergent boundaries 34:53 Erta Ale 35:44 East Africa Rift 37:25 Mount Kilimanjaro 38:37 Transform plate boundaries 38:54 Oceanic transform boundaries 41:24 Clipperton Fracture Zone 42:39 Continental transform boundaries 45:12 San Andreas Transform Fault 48:40 Intraplate hotspots 49:52 Oceanic intraplate hotspots 52:53 Hawaiian Islands - Emperor Seamounts 56:22 Continental intraplate hotspots 58:15 Yellowstone 1:02:37 Outro