Overview
Save Big on Coursera Plus. 7,000+ courses at $160 off. Limited Time Only!
Explore the intriguing connection between plate tectonics and life on Earth in this 12-minute video. Delve into the origins of water and plate tectonics on our planet, understand how water drives tectonic activity, and discover the ways plate tectonics sustains and influences life. Investigate whether plate tectonics was necessary for the origin of life on Earth and how it drives evolution. Consider the potential for tectonics and life on other worlds, and gain insights into why Earth might be unique in harboring both plate tectonics and life as we know it.
Syllabus
Only planet w/plates & life
Link between plate tectonics & life?
Origins of water & plate tectonics on Earth
How water drives plate tectonics
How plate tectonics sustains life
Was plate tectonics required for Earth’s origin of life?
How plate tectonics drives evolution
Tectonics & life on other worlds?
Taught by
GEO GIRL