2: Living on an Island: Origin of Ocean Basins and Sea Floor Morphology — Read

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2.1: Lesson 2 Introduction
In one sense or another, we are all Living on an Island. The continents are buoyant rock masses that are floating in the Earth’s mantle-asthenosphere and surrounded by water at the surface.
2.2: Overview
We need a basic understanding of plate tectonics in order to appreciate how the ocean basins have evolved over geologic time and how they will evolve in the future.
2.3: Plate Motion and Activity 1
Let's do something with Plate Tectonics and ask how fast plates move relative to one another?
2.4: Activity 2; Motion Under the Ocean, Hot Spots
For this assignment, you will need to record your work on a word processing document.
2.5: Activity 3: Discussion about recent hot spot research papers
Now that we are experts on Plate Motions, let's think about how Volcanic Island Chains work and how they can help to understand plate tectonics and ocean process.
2.6: Additional Resources
Want to explore these topics more? Here are some resources that might interest you.
2.7: Summary and Final Tasks
Reminder - Complete all of the lesson tasks!

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