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Northern Illinois University Course Info
Dekalb, Illinois
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GEOL 460
Plate Tectonics
History, fundamentals, and consequences of plate tectonic theory. Early ideas, including continental drift and seafloor spreading. Using magnetics and seismicity to determine plate motions. Performing plate rotations. Study of driving forces, and interactions at plate boundaries. Competing ideas, such as the expanding Earth theory
Units: 3.0
Prerequisites:
GEOL 335 - Dynamics and Structure of the Earth