How to build a model illustrating sea-floor spreading and subduction
Open-File Report
99-132
By: J.C. Lahr
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Abstract
This report describes how to build a model of the outer 300 km (180 miles) of the Earth that can be used to develop a better understanding of the principal features of plate tectonics, including sea-floor spreading, the pattern of magnetic stripes frozen into the sea floor, transform faulting, thrust faulting, subduction, and volcanism. In addition to a paper copy of this report, the materials required are a cardboard shoebox, glue, scissors, straight edge, and safety razor blade.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | How to build a model illustrating sea-floor spreading and subduction |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 99-132 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr99132 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Denver, CO |
| Description | 16 p. |