Science 10 Week 7 For Printing

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Casilagan, City of Ilagan, Isabela

Science 10
Name:___________________________________________________________ Date Received:___________
KOKOLEKTAHIN ANG MODULE NA ITO SA OCT. 12.

Lesson: Causes of Plate Movements
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 Isulat ang iyong sagot (pati ang mga tanong at direction) sa PAPEL at huwag kalimutang ilagay ang
activity number. (e. g. Activity 1).
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Lesson 1: Causes of Plate Movements

Plate Movements
Plates at our planet's surface move because of the intense heat in the Earth's core that causes
molten rock in the mantle layer to move. It moves in a pattern called a convection cell that forms when warm
material rises, cools, and eventually sinks down. As the cooled material sinks down, it is warmed and then it
rises again.
Causes of Plate Movements
The force that causes most of the plate movements is called thermal convection, where heat from the
Earth's interior causes currents of hot rising magma and cooler sinking magma to flow, moving the plates of the
crust along with them. In ridge push and slab pull, gravity is acting on the plate to cause the movement.
Plate movements is a scientific theory describing the large- scale motion of seven large
plates and the movements of a larger number of smaller plates of the Earth’s lithosphere. This
movement processes began on earth between 3.3 and 3.5 billion years ago.
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Examples of Plate Movements
Due to the extreme temperatures inside the earth, hot magma rises from the
mantle at mid-ocean ridges, thus pushing the plates apart. As a result, earthquakes occur along the
fractures that appear as the plates move away from each other. Some examples for this movement
include the East African Rift. Meanwhile, mid-ocean ridges where two ocean plates moved apart
can be seen in some regions near the Azores and Iceland.
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Activity 1: Multiple choice
1. Which of the following identify the three main types of plate boundaries?
A. Transform, divergent, convergent
B. Transform, convergent, trivergent
C. Transform, divergent, crosvergent
D. Transform, divergent, transvergent
2. What is the rate of the Earth’s tectonic movement during earthquakes?

A. Earth’s tectonic plates move at five meters per annum.
B. Earth’s tectonic plates move rapidly about few centimetres yearly.
C. Earth’s tectonic plates move slowly at few centimetres yearly.
D. Earth’s tectonic plates move steadily at one meter yearly
3. Where are the plate boundaries located?

A. At the center of the lithospheric plates
B. At the bottom of the lithospheric plates
C. At the very edge of the lithospheric plates
D. Anywhere at the center or bottom of the lithospheric plates
4. What are the two main factors in the movement of plate tectonic plates?
A. Gravitational force at the spreading valleys and comfort zones.
B. Gravitational force at the spreading poles and convergent zones.
C. Gravitational force at the spreading ridges and subduction zones.
D. All of the above.
5. Which is the scientific theory describing the large scale motion of seven
Large plates?
A. Boundary B. Fault C. Plate Movement D. Tectonic
6. Plates of earth’s surface move because of the intense heat of the

Inner core. Which of the following best describes this movement?
A. Boundary B. Fault C. Plate Movement D. Tectonic
7. This pattern is a movement that forms when warm material rises, cools,
and eventually sinks down.
A. Convection cell B. Fault C. Heat D. Mantle
8. What force causes most of the plate movement?

A. Convection C. Heat
B. Convection cell D. Thermal convection
9. This is an example of a plate movement wherein hot magma rises from the
mantle at mid-ocean ridges due to the plates being pushed apart.
A. Earthquake B. Fault C. Heat D. Mantle
10. This occurs along the fractures that appear as the plates move apart.
A. Earthquake B. Fault C. Heat D. Mantle
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Topic 2: Causes of Thermal Convection, Ridge Push and Slab Pull of Plate Movements
As a review, plate movements are considered as a scientific theory describing the large- scale motion
of seven large plates and the movements of a larger number of smaller plates of the Earth’s
lithosphere which has begun on Earth between 3.3 and 3.5 billion years ago.
The inside of the Earth is filled with unimaginable force and energy. Several forces within it are key
factors for plate movements.
Of the many forces that it holds, thermal convection causes most of the movements of the
plates. This force is produced by the heat from the Earth's interior causing currents of hot rising magma and
cooler sinking magma to flow, moving the plates of the crust along with them.
Another force causing further movements is ridge push gravitational sliding) or sliding plate
force. This is a proposed driving force for plate motion in plate tectonics that occurs at mid-ocean ridges as
the result of the rigid lithosphere sliding down the hot, raised asthenosphere below mid- ocean ridges.
Lastly, slab pull is a driving factor, too. It is the part of the motion of a tectonic plate caused
by its subduction.
Read on to review the three forces that cause plate movements.
1. Thermal convection is when heat from the Earth’s interior causes

the magma to flow, with hot magna rises while cooler magma sinks
which initiate the crustal plates movement.
2. Ridge push is the sliding plate force which drives the plate motion in plate tectonics. It occurs at
mid-ocean ridges as the result of the rigid lithosphere sliding down the hot raised asthenosphere
below mid-ocean ridges.
3. Slab pull is part of the motion of a tectonic plate caused by its subduction. Plate motion is partly
driven by the weight of cold, dense plates sinking into the mantle at oceanic trenches. This force
and slab suction account for almost all of the force driving plate tectonics.
Activity 2: Determine whether each of the statement below is true or false. Write the CAPITAL
LETTER only of your answer.
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A. True B. False
1. As an oceanic crust moves away from a divergent boundary, it becomes denser than the newer
oceanic crust.
2. In a ridge push, the weight of the uplifted ridge pushes the oceanic crust toward the trench at the
subduction zone.
3. Ridge push is also known as gravitational sliding plate.
4. Seafloor spreading is not the natural process responsible for ridge push.
5. Slab pull is also known as sliding plate force.
6. Slab pull is that part of the motion of a tectonic plate caused by its subduction.
7. In slab pull, the plate motion is driven by the weight of cold, dense plates sinking into the mantle at
continental trenches.
8. The force and suction motion caused by slab pull account for almost all of the force driving plate
tectonics.
9. Slab pull is the other possible process involved in the tectonic plate movement
10. The weight of the subducting plates pulls the slabs into the subduction zone just like a tablecloth
slipping off the table and pulling items with it.
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MIRACLE LIGHT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

Casilagan, City of Ilagan, Isabela

Name:_________________________________________________ Date Received:_

KOKOLEKTAHIN ANG MODULE NA ITO SA OCT. 12.

Lesson 1: Causes of Plate Movements

2. What is the rate of the Earth’s tectonic movement during earthquakes?

3. Where are the plate boundaries located?

6. Plates of earth’s surface move because of the intense heat of the

8. What force causes most of the plate movement?

Read on to review the three forces that cause plate movements.

1. Thermal convection is when heat from the Earth’s interior causes

Prepared by: DENNIS P. PACURSA

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