Individual project
1. What is the plate tectonic theory? Explain the types of plate boundaries, and provide 1 example for each type of plate boundary.
2. Visit the USGS Advanced National Seismic Station (ANSS) list of ANSS stations at: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/operations/…. Identify the station closest to where you live. You can use the “Ctrl + F” command to search for a state name if you do not want to scroll through the whole list. Remember though, that a station in a bordering state may be physically closest to you.
Provide the following:
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Name of station |
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ANSS designation |
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Latitude and longitude |
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Elevation (meters) |
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Distance from you (in miles) |
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Date station commenced operation (year, day of year) |
3. Now visit the USGA Earthquake Fault Map at: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/hazards/qfaults/map/#q…. Find the approximate location of your ANSS station on the map. Click on a colored line closest to your station (this is a fault). A pop-up window should appear. Use it to provide the following information:
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Name of the fault |
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Age of the fault |
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Slip rate (this is how fast one side of the fault moves past the other) |
4. How do geologists determine the age of a fault line? What types of evidence specifically are used?
5. Now, visit the National Geographic MapMaker Interactive Plate Tectonic map at: http://mapmaker.nationalgeographic.org/3HAuN6mlVI6…. Be sure you are on the “Plate Tectonics” map. Provide the following:
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Name of the plate on which you live |
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Closest neighboring plate(s) to you |
6. Lastly, use the interactive map found here:https://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/…. Use the map identify the type of plate boundaries that are present between your plate and the closest neighbor(s) you identified.