• Introduction
• Objectives
• Readings & Articles
• Lecture
• Global View
• Assessment

Objectives

This section will help you to:

• use the geologic time scale to understand Earth history;
• identify the key geologic time periods;
• differentiate “human time” from “geologic time;”
• distinguish the rates of geologic processes;
• list the evidence for geologic time;
• identify relationships between plate tectonics and geologic time;
• describe the internal structure and processes of Earth;
• identify the mechanism of plate tectonics;
• describe and give examples of types of plate boundaries;
• list the evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics;
• understand isostasy as it relates to the movement at plate boundaries; and

• describe how the three Rock Laws relate to plate tectonics and geologic time.

If you would like a guide to help you to achieve these learning objectives for this module, please click here for an “Objective Guide.”