Description

This course gives a comprehensive introduction to Plate Tectonics, which is the overriding framework necessary to understand Earth’s geological evolution of over the past 0.5 billion years. The course covers the following topics: lithospheric plates; plate boundaries; the Wilson Cycle; tectonic context of sedimentary basins; geological evidence for plate tectonics; driving forces; mid-plate activity; plate kinematics; consequences of plate tectonics; and the tectonic history of the Caspian region.

Compétences requises

Introduction to Geosciences ; Geosciences 1

Compétences visées

By the end of this course students should be able to:

• Identify the major tectonic plates on Earth and their relative motions.
• Draw pictures illustrating the main types of plate boundaries.
• Understand the link between tectonic plates and the geological phenomena that occur at their boundaries (e.g. orogeny, rifting, sedimentary basins).
• Understand the types of sedimentary basins and their infill characteristics.
• Understand the link between plate tectonics and earthquakes, and between plate tectonics and different kinds of volcanism.
• Identify the most likely kind of earthquake to occur at each kind of plate boundary and understand the processes that generate earthquakes within the plates themselves.

Bibliographie

• E. Tarbuck and F. Lutgens. Earth, an introduction to physical geology.
• J. Grotzinger and T.H. Jordan (2020, 8^th Edition). Understanding Earth.

Contacts

Responsable(s) de l'enseignement

• Alessia Maggi

MCC

Les épreuves indiquées respectent et appliquent le règlement de votre formation, disponible dans l'onglet Documents de la description de la formation.

Régime d'évaluation

ECI (Évaluation continue intégrale)

Coefficient

1.0

Évaluation initiale / Session principale - Épreuves