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Plate Tectonics Web-Quest
PartI: Earths Structure. Use the following link to find these answers: http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/structure.htm l 1. a!el the layers of "arth in the diagram !elow. #. $he lithosphere is made up of the crust and a tiny !it of the upper mantle. %. $he plates of the lithosphere move &or float' on this hot( mallea!le semi li)uid *one in the upper mantle( directly underneath the lithosphere. $his is known as the asthenosphere. +. $he layer of "arth that is the only li)uid layer is the outer core Part II. Plate Tectonics. Use the following link to find these answers: http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/drift.htm l A B 1. $rue or ,alse- .mage / depicts what "arth looks like today. &circle the correctanswer' Crust Mantle Inner Core Outer Core Mantl e Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ #.0hat did "arth look like #12 million years ago- $he continents of "arth were clustered together in formation that a scientist named Pangea. $he scientist that named 3Pangaea4 was a 5erman scientist !y the name of /lfred 0egener. 6e theori*ed that 3Pangaea7 split apart and the different landmasses( or continents( drifted to their current locations on the glo!e. 0egener8s theories of plate movement !ecame the !asis for the development of the theory of plate tectonics. %. 9rder the images of "arth8s plates in order from oldest or earliest &1' to most recent &1'. Part III. Plates and Boundaries. Use the following link to find these answers: http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/plate.htm l 1. Name the missing tectonic plates in the !lanks on the image !elow. African #. $he place where the two plates meet is called a !oundary. :oundaries have different names depending on how the two plates are moving in relationship to each other. /. .f two plates are pushing towards each other it is called a convergent. :. .f two plates are moving apart from each other it is called a divergent. 5 1 4 2 3 North American Australian Antarctic Eurasian African Plate South American Pacifc Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ ;. .f two plates are sliding past each other it is a called a transform. %. a!el the type of !oundary depicted in each image !elow. +. Plates and :oundaries ;hallenge. ,ollow directions for the challenge. <ecord your results !elow: Part .. Num!er of correctly placed plates = > Part ... Num!er of !oundary types correctly la!eled = 1 Part IV. Slip, Slide, and Collide. Use the following link to find these answers: http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/slip.htm l 1. /t coner!ent boundaries( tectonic plates collide with each other. $he events that occur at these !oundaries are linked to the types of plates &oceanic or continental' that are interacting. Subduction "ones and Volcanoes /t some convergent !oundaries( an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate. 9ceanic crust tends to !e denser and thinner than continental crust( so the denser oceanic crust gets !ent and pulled under( or su!ducted( !eneath the lighter and thicker continental crust. $his forms what is called a subduction #one. /s the oceanic crust sinks( a deep oceanic trench( or valley( is formed at the edge of the continent. $he crust continues to !e forced deeper into the earth( where high heat and pressure cause trapped water and other gasses to !e released from it. $his( in turn( makes the !ase of the crust melt( forming magma. $he magma formed at a su!duction *one rises up toward the earth?s surface and / !uilds up in magma cham!ers( where it feeds and creates volcanoes on the overriding plate. 0hen this magma finds its way to ransform !i"er#ent Con"er#ent Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ the surface through a vent in the crust( the volcano erupts( e@pelling lava and ash. /n e@ample of this is the !and of active volcanoes that encircle the Pacific 9cean( often referred to as the <ing of ,ire. <oll your mouse over the image to find the definitions of the words !elow: Au!duction Bone C the area where one plate is !eing pulled under the edge of another. Dagma C molten rock( gases and solid crystals and minerals $renchE a steep sided depression in the ocean floor. Folcano C a vent in the "arth8s surface through which magma can and gases erupt. Folcanic /rc C a arch shaped chain of volcanoes formed a!ove a su!duction *one. ,ill in the type of crust converging in the image !elow. / su!duction *one is also generated when two oceanic plates collide G the older plate is forced under the younger one( and it leads to the formation of chains of volcanic islands known as island arcs. Collision "ones and $ountains 0hat happens when two continental plates collide- :ecause the rock making up continental plates is generally lighter and less dense than oceanic rock( it is too light to get pulled under the earth and turned into magma. .nstead( a collision !etween two continental plates crunches and folds the rock at the !oundary( lifting it up and leading to the formation of mountains. Continental Crust Oceanic Crust Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ ,ill in the type of crust converging in the image !elow. <oll your mouse over the image to find the definitions of the words !elow: ;ontinental ;rust C the earth8s crust that makes up the continents Dountain C a high large mass of "arth and rock that rises a!ove the "arth8s surface with steep or sloping surfaces #. /t dier!ent boundaries( tectonic plates are moving away from each other. 9ne result of huge masses of crust moving apart is seaEfloor spreading. $his occurs when two plates made of oceanic crust pull apart. / crack in the ocean floor appears and then magma oo*es up from the mantle to fill in the space !etween the plates( forming a raised ridge called a midEocean ridge. $he magma also spreads outward( forming new ocean floor and new oceanic crust. 0hen two continental plates diverge( a valleyElike rift develops. $his rift is a dropped *one where the plates are pulling apart. /s the crust widens and thins( valleys form in and around the area( as do volcanoes( which may !ecome increasingly active. "arly in the rift formation( streams and rivers flow into the low valleys and long( narrow lakes can !e created. "ventually( the widening crust along the divergent !oundary may !ecome thin enough that a piece of the continent !reaks off( forming a new tectonic plate. Continental Crust Continental Crust Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ %. /t trans%or& boundaries( tectonic plates are not moving directly toward or directly away from each other. .nstead( two tectonic plates grind past each other in a hori*ontal direction. $his kind of !oundary results in a fault. / fault is a crack or fracture in the earth?s crust that is associated with this movement. $ransform !oundaries and the resulting faults produce many earth)uakes !ecause edges of tectonic plates are Hagged rather than smooth. /s the plates grind past each other( the Hagged edges strike each other( catch( and stick( 7locking7 the plates in place for a time. :ecause the plates are locked together without moving( a lot of stress !uilds up at the fault line. $his stress is released in )uick !ursts when the plates suddenly slip into new positions. $he sudden movement is what we feel as the shaking and trem!ling of an earth)uake. $he motion of the plates at a transform !oundary has given this type of fault another name( a strike slip fault. $he !estEstudied strikeEslip fault is the Aan /ndreas ,ault in ;alifornia. +. ;omplete the Plate .nteractions ;hallenge and $est Akills )uestions. Dy score for Plate .nteractions ;hallenge = +/12 Dy score for $est Akills )uestions = _______ out of %2 or ____ I____ Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ +. ;ircle the correct type of !oundary for each description!elow: /. $he!oundarywheretwoplatesmeetandtrenchesareformed. 'ier!ent Coner!ent Trans%or& :. $heplatesmoveawayfromeachotherallowingmagmatocreatenewoceancrust. 'ier!ent Coner!ent Trans%or& ;. $heplatesmoveinoppositedirections!uildinguptensionuntiltheyslipcausing earth)uakes. 'ier!ent Coner!ent Trans%or& 1. a!el each type of !oundary as either: 'ier!ent, Coner!ent, or Trans%or& Boundar(: hh /. ;onvergent :. $ransform hh ;. Divergent $he end. Please take a minute and look over your we!E)uest to make sure you answered all )uestions and completed all tasks. Dake sure your name is on the front and turn it in.