Earth System Science 1: Intro to ESS. Lecture 5. Plate Tectonics

UCI ESS 1: Introduction to Earth System Science (Fall 2013)
Lec 05. Introduction to Earth System Science -- Plate Tectonics --
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Instructor: Julie Ferguson, Ph.D.

License: Creative Commons CC-BY-SA

Description: Earth System Science covers the following topics: the origin and evolution of the Earth, atmosphere, oceans, perspective of biogeochemical cycles, energy use, and human impacts on the Earth system.

Recorded October 7, 2013.

[aam]

let me be honest here, you're like one of the best lcturer ive ever known, i feel as if i was actually there instead of listening behind the screen

[brucewinningham]

Dr. Julie Ferguson, I very recently discovered you on YouTube where I immensely enjoy your very Educational videos. I Love your teaching style and your Love for the Sciences.

If it wasn't for my advanced age (I am Retired), I would probably go back to College and study GeoChemistry or GeoPhysics. I currently only hold an A.A. Degree.

I do accept the Theories of "Continental Drift, " originally proposed by Alfred Wegener, "Seafloor Spreading" and "Plate Tectonics." Am I correct if I say the latter, Plate Tectonics, helps to connect the other two?

I have almost rejected these Theories but now I gladly accept them due to a little deeper research into them.

[arenkai]

If I ever become a time traveler, my goal in life will be to go back to each and every one of those brilliant people who died before they saw their hypothesis proven right, and tell them they mattered.

[punkpoetry]

The Wegener song is brutal. Science nerds have a horrifying Big Bang Theory-like sense of humor

[jasonstraight]

Two types of crust? Deep Dish and Thin Crust. Obvi

[zxwmabcdef]

Wouldnt seamounts take chunks out of the continental crust and drag them into the mantle recycling some crust?

[zxwmabcdef]

It looks to me most of the actual movement would be at subduction zones.  The rock has to be in a bind and when things get in a bind they tend to creep unless its a single crystal then it just shears off.  If you look at rocks that were put in a bind you can look at them and tell they creeped.

[Yingsva]

definition of a liquid is that it will conform to the shape of the container?

[ravikumar-defd]

I can't believe that almost half students were giving wrong answer of question regarding moving close to pole or further away.who are these guys?How did they manage to get into University of California? If u ask that same question in my class I am damn sure that almost 90% student will give u the right answer.