Plate Tectonics - Lesson 4 - Part 1 of 8

Series made in 1976 - Understanding the Earth by TV Ontario

The series host was Dr. David Pearson a renowned English trained, Canadian geologist residing in Sudbury, Ontario.

Dr. David Pearson lectured at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario. This series was part of a extension course at Laurentian, i believe from 1976 to 1986.

Planet of Man Series -- Jigsaw Fit (30minutes)
Host; Tuzo Wilson
Plate Tectonics - Lesson 4 - Part 1 of 8
•Continental shift ole ideas -- like ships moving on a oceans
•6 major plates divided into series of plates -- comprised both in land and ocean
•Plates slide underneath, beside and overtop one another
•Andes of South America -- Multiple ranges of north America -- Mountains of the western pacific and Indonesia -- Great Himalayan belt from Asia to western Europe.
•Early recognition of the plates -- seismology was used to define narrow belts of earthquake activity.
•Earthquake activity followed the boundaries of the plate
•Animation of a world map, illustrating the earthquake centers caught by seismological equipment
•Also discovered all the active volcanoes were discovered along these earthquake centers
•Development of sonar (after WWII) they could now map the ocean floor
•What they found is huge mountain ranges, and series of very deep trenches.
• Early 60's they discovered the mid atlantic floor they were actually spreading -- sea floor spreading
•Thoughts -- if sea floor is spreading?..then there must be some place where the result of the spreading is ending up?... Mountain belts.

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[GeologyofOhio]

what a wonderful resurrected series! I remember watching this years and years ago. Thanks!

[mineguy101]

I'm glad you like them!... The series has been instrumental in my interest in Earth science. Because of this show, that's why I went into earth science as a career. So I thought, it was only natural to pay homage to the series and get them out of my dusty basement and transfer them digitally.

I am unfortunately missing 3 episodes. If you ever come across anyone that has the complete series too I would interested in contacting them.

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[josedavidrodriguez]

This is Old School...Old school ROcks!!! hehehheheh

[TheIGPD]

Is there an updated more interesting version similar to how history/science channel directs their documentaries?

[HalfEatenDimSim]

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[15Fashiongirl]

@HalfEatenDimSim Shut up !!

[15Fashiongirl]

This dudee is boring !!!!!!! Agh What planet is he from Lol

[bessarabia7]

is the guy in the beginning missing a tooth?

[HalfEatenDimSim]

@DeathAngleZoe you suck my motherfucken arse

[worldethq]

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[DeathAngleZoe]

How are earthquakes volcanoes, mountains, sea floor spreading and plate tectonics all related? PLEASE REPLY! I NEED AN ANSWER SOON!

[MCGETRICK2]

I found this to be a very informative , and enjoyable. very cool

[davemoore18]

@TheNephewHelix  yes. did he predict the earthquake? off by a week if he said it before it happened. not a bad prediction!