2. Note: I am not sure where this came from.

3. Burnet, Thomas (1635. -1715) Telluris theoria sacra
Burnet, Thomas (1635? -1715) Telluris theoria sacra. The theory of the earth : Containing an account of the original of the earth, and of all the general changes which it hath already undergone, or is to undergo, till the consummation of all things. The two first books concerning the deluge, and concerning paradise. London : Printed by R. Norton, for Walter Kettilby, 1684.

6. PLATE
Exploring Earth, Davidson, Reed, and Davis, Prentice Hall, 2nd Edition, Figure 1.5, p. 6.

7. “Plate Tectonics,” The Basic Idea:
Earth’s Dynamic Systems, Hamblin and Christiansen, Prentice Hall

8. Locations of the Major Tectonic “Plates”
Note: this is the map I have often used. I like it, but can’t find it any more. The following one is close enough.

10. A Global Map of Earthquakes Also Shows the Plate Boundaries

12. The San Andreas Fault

13. A DEVASTATING EVENT: THE SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE OF DECEMBER 26, 2004
Note: I haven’t found this yet

14. COMPLEX PLATE BOUNDARY ZONE IN ASIA
Northward motion of India deforms all of the region
Creates many small microplates, and lots of LARGE EARTHQUAKES
Exploring Earth, Davidson, Reed, and Davis, Prentice Hall, 2nd Edition, Figure Box-3, p. 304.

16. Burma Microplate Indian Plate Sumatra
The process of subduction that has created Indonesia through volcanic activity, also makes it dangerous.
Exploring Earth, Davidson, Reed, and Davis, Prentice Hall, 2nd Edition, Figure 10.3, p. 289.

19. Exploring Earth, Davidson, Reed, and Davis, Prentice Hall, 2nd Edition, Figure Box-1, p. 444.

20. Seismic “Tomography” Has Allowed Us to Explore the Interior of Our Planet….
Courtesy of A. Dziewonski

21. Exploring Earth, Davidson, Reed, and Davis, Prentice Hall, 2nd Edition, Figure 10.3, p. 289.

22. This is what parts of the U.S. used to look like…..
Note: I haven’t found this, or anything close enough yet.

23. Seismic Imaging Reveals the Most Likely Places to Find Oil and Natural Gas.
Note: I haven’t found this, or anything close enough yet.

24. It also will also reveal the locations of the next big source of energy, methane gas hydrates.

25. From the movie “The Core”

26. From the movie “The Core”

27. From the movie “The Core”

28. This is an old print from Verne’s Journey to the Center of the Earth, but I can’t find a reference for it.

29. http://physics. missouristate

30. National Geographic, January, 1996.

31. DOWNWELLING UPWELLING
Courtesy of S. Zhong

32. Subduction of ancient Pacific seafloor beneath North America
Subduction of ancient Pacific seafloor beneath North America
….and Notice the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Courtesy of Van Heijst et al.

34. Fantasy Writer’s Idea of the Core-Mantle Boundary….

35. Artist’s Idea of the Core-Mantle Boundary….
Note: I haven’t found the reference for this yet.

36. Magnetic Field Lines in Earth’s Iron Core
Gary A. Glatzmaier & Paul H. Roberts, "A three-dimensional self-consistent computer simulation of a geomagnetic field reversal," Nature, 377, (1995).
Courtesy of G. Glatzmaier

37. Magnetic Field Lines in Earth’s Iron Core
The Field FLIPS RANDOMLY Every Few 100,000 Years (or so)!
Gary A. Glatzmaier & Paul H. Roberts, "A three-dimensional self-consistent computer simulation of a geomagnetic field reversal," Nature, 377, (1995).
Courtesy of G. Glatzmaier

38. Magnetic Field Lines in Earth’s Iron Core
The Field FLIPS RANDOMLY Every Few 100,000 Years (or so)!
Gary A. Glatzmaier & Paul H. Roberts, "A three-dimensional self-consistent computer simulation of a geomagnetic field reversal," Nature, 377, (1995).
Courtesy of G. Glatzmaier

39. Magnetic Field Lines in Earth’s Iron Core
The Field FLIPS RANDOMLY Every Few 100,000 Years (or so)!
Gary A. Glatzmaier & Paul H. Roberts, "A three-dimensional self-consistent computer simulation of a geomagnetic field reversal," Nature, 377, (1995).
Courtesy of G. Glatzmaier

40. Magnetic Field Lines in Earth’s Iron Core
The Field Strength has recently decreased by 10%. Are we beginning a new field reversal??
Gary A. Glatzmaier & Paul H. Roberts, "A three-dimensional self-consistent computer simulation of a geomagnetic field reversal," Nature, 377, (1995).
Courtesy of G. Glatzmaier

42. Magnetic field lines in the core.
Gary A. Glatzmaier & Paul H. Roberts, "A three-dimensional self-consistent computer simulation of a geomagnetic field reversal," Nature, 377, (1995).