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Plate Tectonics HOMEWORK

This document discusses plate tectonics and the three main types of plate boundaries: convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and transform boundaries. It describes key details about each boundary type, including that convergent boundaries result in earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain ranges; divergent boundaries result in volcanoes, earthquakes, and ocean ridges as plates move apart; and transform boundaries result in earthquakes as plates slide past each other along transform faults. The document also provides examples of specific landforms created by plate tectonics, such as the Himalayas and Hawaii, and asks students to identify the most dangerous place related to shifting plates.

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Plate Tectonics HOMEWORK

This document discusses plate tectonics and the three main types of plate boundaries: convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and transform boundaries. It describes key details about each boundary type, including that convergent boundaries result in earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain ranges; divergent boundaries result in volcanoes, earthquakes, and ocean ridges as plates move apart; and transform boundaries result in earthquakes as plates slide past each other along transform faults. The document also provides examples of specific landforms created by plate tectonics, such as the Himalayas and Hawaii, and asks students to identify the most dangerous place related to shifting plates.

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Plate Tectonics

Warm-Up: Study the images of different regions. Identify what type of region each image would be from
what we studied last week.

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The Earth’s Major Tectonic Plates


Look at the image of the tectonic plates. How many
major plates exist on planet Earth? africa ,
antartica,eurasian, north america,pacific, south
american, and indo
australian__________________________
Write out the names of each plate below

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How fast are the plates moving each year? __A few centimeters per

year_______________________

Some characteristics of plate tectonics involves the ocean floor _spreading____from the center and

__sinking______ at the edges.The The plates move in different directions because of __convection

currents______ currents beneath the plates. The Earth’s solid outer crust is called the

lithosphere___. The molten upper part of the mantle is called the

_________asthenosphere________________________. The plates containing visible land are called

____________oceanic and continental___________________ plates.

Convergent Plate Boundary

This type of plate movement is the ___destructive_____________ plate boundary. It is called the

destructive plate boundary because it is where the plates _push____________ against each other

causing violent ______earthquakes______________________, volcanoes and

_______mountain__________ ranges to be formed. The magma rises into and through the other

plate, solidifies and becomes ______granite_____________ also known as

_____continental______________ crust.

Time for trivia: Answer the trivia question. Can you guess what natural feature was formed

by the destructive plate boundary on the previous slide? (Hint: It’s the tallest in the world)

_____mount everest___________________

Divergent Plate Boundaries

This type of plate movement is the __accretion or spreading_______________ plate boundary. It is

called the divergent plate boundary because it is where the plates move _move away__________

from each other causing ____volcanoes__________ , _______earthquake_____________ and

ocean ridges that become islands. It does this because molten rock (_____________) rises from the

________________ and fills the gap between 2 plates.


Time for trivia: Answer the trivia question.

What is forming in the Red Sea with a constructive plate boundary on its side?islands

Transform Plate Boundaries

This type of plate movement is known as __fault__________ line movement. It is called transform

plate boundaries because it is where crust is __cracking______ and broken at transform margins. As

the plates move past each other, they build up pressure and finally jerk past each other resulting in

_____earthquakes_____________.

Homework Part 1: Show What You Know

How were the following landforms created? Write 3-4 sentences describing what occurred.

Himalayas Hawaii Great Rift Valley


_Around 50 hawaii was was formed by
A violentforce.
created because
of its volcanoes
and till this day
continues to grow
Million years
Ago two
Plates collided
And formed the
Mountain that
Still grows till
This day.
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Homework Part 2: Put your answers in the
discussion section. Write your answer in
complete sentences and provide evidence to
support your argument.

Where is the most dangerous place on the planet


as it relates to shifting plates?

The most dangerous place on the planet in regards to shifting


plates is ___san andreas_____________because Of it tectonic
plates_________________________.
This is important because___Its goes through california, one of the
most populated states______________________.
Additionally, __california is going to eventually split from the US
and sink.____________________.

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