EESA06H3 Lecture Notes - Supercontinent Cycle, Plat, Supercontinent
30 Jun 2014
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Eesa06 week 1, lecture 1 monday, january 6, 2014. Professor nick eyles office hours mondays 12-2 in sy205. How out planet works (plate tectonics) from its deep interior to its surface. Earth history: using plat tectonic theory to reconstruct past continents/oceans (the supercontinent cycle) Geological evolution of canada and ontario over 4 billion years. Using geological science to manage environmental problems and hazards in canada (earthquakes, etc) and properly develop resources (minerals, oil, water, etc. ) Poster 40 (due monday, march 17) Terms to remember end of each chapter. Name of future supercontinent in 250 million years is named pangaea 2 : pangaea all the lands, all the earth. Reassembling the continents 225 million years ago: laurasia northen continents -- north america and europe, gondwana southern continents, south america, africa, australia, antarctic. Geology of southern ontario 1. 5 billion years of earth history: layer 1 canadian shield (>1 billion years)
