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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. Top to bottom: Crust Mantle Inner core Outer core mantle #. $he lithosphere is made up of the _crust and a tiny !it of the mantel %. $he plates of the lithosphere move &or float' on this hot( mallea!le __________ _________ )one in the upper mantle( directly underneath the lithosphere. $his is known as the _*sthenosphere_. +. $he layer of "arth that is the only li,uid layer is the -uter .ore. 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 /alse0 1mage * depicts what "arth looks like today. &circle the correctanswer' Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ #.2hat did "arth look like #34 million years ago0 $he continents of "arth were clustered together in formation that a scientist named _Pangaea_. $he scientist that named 5Pangaea6 was a 7erman scientist !y the name of *lfred 2egener . 8e theori)ed that 5Pangaea9 split apart and the different landmasses( or continents( drifted to their current locations on the glo!e. 2egener:s theories of plate movement !ecame the !asis for the development of the theory of plate tectonics. %. -rder the images of "arth:s plates in order from oldest or earliest &1' to most recent &3'. 5,3,2,4,1 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 #. $he place where the two plates meet is called a _;oundary_. ;oundaries have different names depending on how the two plates are moving in relationship to each other. *. 1f two plates are pushing towards each other it is called a _.onvergent ;oundary_. ;. 1f two plates are moving apart from each other it is called a _Divergent ;oundary_. Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ .. 1f two plates are sliding past each other it is a called a _$ranform ;oundary__. %. a!el the type of !oundary depicted in each image !elow. Transform, Divergent, convergent +. Plates and ;oundaries .hallenge. /ollow directions for the challenge. <ecord your results !elow: Part 1. Num!er of correctly placed plates = _______________1#___________ Part 11. 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. >u!duction "ones and Volcanoes *t some convergent !oundaries( an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate. -ceanic 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_. $he magma formed at a su!duction )one rises up toward the earth?s surface and !uilds up in magma cham!ers( where it feeds and creates _@olcanoes_ on the overriding plate. 2hen this magma finds its way to Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ the surface through a vent in the crust( the volcano erupts( eApelling _lava_ and _ash_. *n eAample of this is the !and of active volcanoes that encircle the Pacific -cean( often referred to as the <ing of /ire. <oll your mouse over the image to find the definitions of the words !elow: >u!duction Bone C _$he area were one plate is !eing pull under !y another_ Dagma E ____Dolten rock_____ $rench E _*n arc of volcanoes formed at su!duction )ones_ @olcano E _* opening in the "arth:s surface @olcanic *rc E _ *n arc of volcanoes formed at su!duction )ones _ /ill in the type of crust converging in the image !elow. * su!duction )one is also generated when two oceanic plates collide F the older plate is forced under the _newer__ one( and it leads to the formation of chains of volcanic islands known as _island arcs_. Collision "ones and $ountains 2hat happens when two continental plates collide0 ;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. 1nstead( a collision !etween two continental plates crunches and folds the rock at the !oundary( lifting it up and leading to the formation of _8imalayas_ . 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 Crust that makes Earths continents Dountain E Large mass of Earth force upwards #. *t dier!ent boundaries( tectonic plates are moving _away_ from each other. -ne result of huge masses of crust moving apart is _seafloor_ 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. 2hen two _continental_ plates diverge( a valleyElike rift develops. $his <ift 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. Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ %. *t trans%or& boundaries( tectonic plates are not moving directly toward or directly away from each other. 1nstead( two tectonic plates _grind_ past each other in a hori)ontal direction. $his kind of !oundary results in a _earth,uake_. * 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 Gagged rather than smooth . *s the plates grind past each other( the Gagged edges strike each other( catch( and stick( 9locking9 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 strikeEslip. $he !estEstudied strikeEslip fault is the >an *ndreas /ault in .alifornia. +. .omplete the Plate 1nteractions .hallenge and $est >kills ,uestions. Dy score for Plate 1nteractions .hallenge = __________________________ Dy score for $est >kills ,uestions = _______%4 out of %4 or ___144_ H____ Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ Part V. Questions 'ou should be able to ans(er no( that 'ou co&pleted this (eb)uest. Note E you may go !ack to the we!site and review to assist in answering the following ,uestions. .onvergent ;oundary &ocean C continental' .onvergent ;oundary &ocean C ocean' .onvergent ;oundary &continental C continental' 1. DeepEocean threnches_ and __rifts_ are created !y convergent !oundaries of ocean and continental crust. #. DeepEocean _________________ ( ________________( and _____________ are created !y convergent !oundaries of ocean and ocean crust. %. Dountains are created !y convergent !oundaries of continental and continental crust. +. *nother type of !oundary neither creates nor consumes crust. $his type of !oundary is called a _$ransoform_ !oundary !ecause two plates move against each other( !uilding up tension( then release the tension is a sudden Gerk of land called an shift__. 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& .. $heplatesmoveinoppositedirections!uildinguptensionuntiltheyslipcausing earth,uakes. *ier!ent Coner!ent Trans%or& 3. a!el each type of !oundary as either: *ier!ent, Coner!ent, or Trans%or& Boundar': hh *. __.onvergent__ ;. __$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.