Conducted in
term:
2025L
Erasmus code: 07.3
ISCED code: 0532
ECTS credits:
3
Language:
Polish
Organized by:
Faculty of Geology
Plate Tectonics 1300-OTPLW-GES
1. Tectonics or structural geology.
2. Geophysical methods:
- Seismic profiling
- Analysis of gravity anomalies,
- Paleomagnetic studies,
- Analysis of focals of earthquakes.
3. Construction of the Earth - crust, mantle, lithosphere, asthenosphere, core,
4. Moho boundary - phase boundaries.
5. Cratons – platform tectonics.
6. Plate tectonics - the story of discovery, oceanic and continental crust.
Course coordinators
Type of course
obligatory courses
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
The basic criterion for assessing the knowledge of the knowledge gained in lectures.
Practical placement
none