Geotectonics 1300-OETK4C1
1. Geotectonics and tectonics or structural geology.
2. Geophysical methods:
- Seismic
- Analysis of gravity anomalies,
- Paleomagnetic studies,
- Analysis of focals of earthquakes.
3. Thermal issues.
4. Construction of the Earth - crust, mantle, lithosphere, asthenosphere, core,
5. Moho boundary - phase boundaries.
6. Cratons – platform tectonics.
7. Plate tectonics - the story of discovery, oceanic and continental crust.
8. Absolute and relative motion of two plates on the sphere, triple junctions.
9. The stability of triple junctions.
10. The mechanism of movement of lithospheric plates.
11. The boundaries of lithospheric plates - transform faults, strike-slip faults and fracture zones.
12. Divergent boundaries - passive margins.
13. Convergent boundaries - subduction zones.
14. Analysis of active fault zones, along which earthquakes occur.
15. Tectonics of selected triple junctions.
16. Collision zone - an arc-continent, the bow-bow, a continent-continent.
17. Structure of orogenic belts.
18. Selected orogenic belts.
Type of course
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students should know the main tectonic structures and to find relationships between them. The object is to arouse curiosity of young researchers, indicate ambiguities in the interpretation and attempts to solve the problems of tectonic.
Assessment criteria
Multimedia lecture, the basic criterion for assessing the knowledge of the knowledge gained in lectures.
Additional information
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