Tectonic Tour Research
Tectonic Plates
Information about how earthquakes and volcanos are formed, or plate tectonics:
- Continents on the move from NOVA
- A multimedia tour of plate tectonics
- Plates on the move - see how plates move
- Watch this video on earthquakes and volcanos
- What causes earthquakes?
- What is plate tectonics? Check out this explanation
- An explanation of plate boundaries - also in Spanish
- Interactive plate tectonics map
- Tour of Park Geology
- World Plate Map
- Interactive World map with Plates, volcanoes & earthquakes
Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador (Andes Mountains)
- Stratovolcano scroll down to the section on Stratovolcano
- About Cotopaxi
- Cotopaxi General Info and Pictures
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
- Swarm of earthquakes in 2010
- Caldera scroll down until you find Yellowstone
- Hotspots scroll down to the last paragraph to find Yellowstone
- Yellowstone NPS Geology
Þingvellir National Park, Iceland
- Volcanic Landforms do a find (Ctrl F) for Iceland
- Understanding Plate Motions
- Geology of Thingvellir
- Geologic History of Thingvellir
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
- Types of volcanos do a find(Ctrl F) for Hawaii
- How Volcanos in Hawaii formed
- Geology of Hawaii
- Current Activity Status
- Hotspots in Hawaii
Pinnacles National Monument, California (San Andreas Fault)
Mt St Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington State
- National Volcanic Monument
- Eruption in 1980
- Video of the 1980 eruption
- The Geography Site on Mt. St. Helens
Mt Kilimanjaro, Africa (East African Rift Valley)
- Understanding Plate Tectonics do a find (Ctrl F) for Africa
- About Kilimanjaro
- Geology and Formation of Kilimanjaro
- Rift valley and Kilimanjaro
Dead Sea, Mideast
- Formation of Dead Sea
- Dead Sea Transform
- More on the Dead Sea use links on the page for more information
NOTE: Great Pictures for all locations: Image Quest
Links and information thanks to, Silver Spring International Middle School