Overview
You will be using Google Earth to answer the following questions. Before you begin download Google Earth for your Operating system or use the web version. Download and open (1) the Google Earth plate boundary file from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), (2) the Age of the Lithosphere Google Earth file from Earthbyte, and (3) Quaternary Volcanos link offered by the Smithsonian Institute. Assignment materials: 1. https://www.usgs.gov/media/files/plate-boundaries-... 2. http://nachon.free.fr/GE/AgeOfEarthLithosphere.kmz 3. https://volcano.si.edu/ge/GVPWorldVolcanoes.kml Provide short answers to the following questions. Answer in the space provided. You will be turning your assignment in on blackboard. 1. What type of plate boundary extends along the length of California? 2. How long is this plate boundary? 3. What is the age of the oceanic crust off the coast of Los Angeles, CA? 4. What type of plate boundary extends along the western margin of South America from Ecuador to Tierra del Fuego? 5. What type of plate boundary goes through Iceland? 6. What is the age of the oceanic crust at Iceland? 7. How does the age of the oceanic crust change from Iceland in a direction toward Green land? 8. How does the age of the oceanic crust change from Iceland in a direction toward Scotland? 9. What type of plate boundary extends through the Gulf of Aden between Somalia and Yemen? 10. What type of plate boundary separates the north Island of New Zealand from the south island of New Zealand? 11. Do the volcanos in the Aleutian peninsula parallel the plate boundary? In general, how many kilometers inland are the volcanos from the plate boundary between Santiago, Chile and the southern Patagonian ice fields? 12. Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl are two active volcanos in Mexico. How many kilometers are they from Mexico City?