Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____
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. Crust Mantle Inner Core Outer Core Mantle #. $he lithosphere is made up of the _%rust__ and a tiny !it of the &antle_______. '. $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 __.sthenosphere______. /. $he layer of "arth that is the only li,uid layer is the 0uter %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 1alse2 3mage . depicts what "arth looks like today. 1.4" Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ #.5hat did "arth look like #67 million years ago2 $he continents of "arth were clustered together in formation that a scientist named __Pangea___. $he scientist that named 8Pangaea9 was a :erman scientist !y the name of .lfred 5egener___ . ;e theori-ed that 8Pangaea< split apart and the different landmasses* or continents* drifted to their current locations on the glo!e. 5egener=s theories of plate movement !ecame the !asis for the development of the theory of Plate tectonics_________. '. 0rder the images of "arth=s plates in order from oldest or earliest (1) to most recent (6). 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. North American Plate
Eurasian Plate Pacific Plate African Plate Australian Plate South American Plate Antarctica Plate #. $he place where the two plates meet is called a __>oundary_____. >oundaries have different names depending on how the two plates are moving in relationship to each other. .. 3f two plates are pushing towards each other it is called a __%onvergent !oundary___. >. 3f two plates are moving apart from each other it is called a __Divergent !oundary___. Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ %. 3f two plates are sliding past each other it is a called a __$ransform !oundary________. /. Plates and >oundaries %hallenge. 1ollow directions for the challenge. ?ecord your results !elow: Part 3. Num!er of correctly placed plates @ ______A__ Part 33. Num!er of !oundary types correctly la!eled @ ___B 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. 0ceanic 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 earthCs surface and !uilds up in magma cham!ers* where it feeds and creates _su!duction -one___ on the overriding plate. 5hen this magma finds its way to Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ the surface through a vent in the crust* the volcano erupts* eDpelling __lava ___ and __ash___. .n eDample of this is the !and of active volcanoes that encircle the Pacific 0cean* often referred to as the ?ing of 1ire. ?oll your mouse over the image to find the definitions of the words !elow: 4u!duction Eone F _# oceanic plates collide older under younger____ &agma + _________melted crust_________________________ $rench + ____. deep oceanic valley______________ Golcano + ____overriding plates fed !y magma that !uilds up and eDplodes_________ Golcanic .rc + ________Golcano islands from a su!duction -one 1ill in the type of crust converging in the image !elow. Continental Crust Oceanic crust . su!duction -one is also generated when two oceanic plates collide H the older plate is forced under the ___younger____ one* and it leads to the formation of chains of volcanic islands known as ___Golcanic arcs____ ___________. Collision "ones and $ountains 5hat happens when two continental plates collide2 >ecause the rock making up continental plates is generally lighter and less dense than oceanic rock* it is too light to get pulled under the earth and turned into magma. 3nstead* a collision !etween two continental plates crunches and folds the rock at the !oundary* lifting it up and leading to the formation of _tsunamis____ . Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ 1ill in the type of crust converging in the image !elow. Continental Crust Continental Crust ?oll your mouse over the image to find the definitions of the words !elow: %ontinental %rust + _$he earth=s crust that makes up continents_____ &ountain + __. high large mass of earth and rock that rises a!ove the surface of the earth with steep sides________ #. .t dier!ent boundaries* tectonic plates are moving __away___ from each other. 0ne 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 _mid+ocean ridge ___________. $he magma also spreads outward* forming _________ ocean floor and _________ oceanic crust. 5hen two ____continental___ plates diverge* a valley+like 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. Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ '. .t trans%or& boundaries* tectonic plates are not moving directly toward or directly away from each other. 3nstead* 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 earthCs crust that is associated with this movement. $ransform !oundaries and the resulting faults produce many _earth,uakes__ !ecause edges of tectonic plates are Iagged rather than ___smooth___. .s the plates grind past each other* the Iagged edges strike each other* catch* and stick* <locking< 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 line_____. $he !est+studied strike+slip fault is the 4an .ndreas 1ault in ___%alifornia____. /. %omplete the Plate 3nteractions %hallenge and $est 4kills ,uestions. &y score for Plate 3nteractions %hallenge @ ____J______ &y score for $est 4kills ,uestions @ __#6__ out of '7 Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____ Part V. Questions 'ou should be able to ans(er no( that 'ou co&pleted this (eb)uest. Note + you may go !ack to the we!site and review to assist in answering the following ,uestions. %onvergent >oundary (ocean F continental) %onvergent >oundary (ocean F ocean) %onvergent >oundary (continental F continental) 1. Deep+ocean ___mountains__ and __volcanoes____ are created !y convergent !oundaries of ocean and continental crust. #. Deep+ocean _trenches _______ *and __ridges___ are created !y convergent !oundaries of ocean and ocean crust. '. __&ountains___ 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 _transform___ !oundary !ecause two plates move against each other* !uilding up tension* then release the tension is a sudden Ierk of land called an __earth,uake___. 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& 6. a!el each type of !oundary as either: *ier!ent, Coner!ent, or Trans%or& Boundar': hh A. Convergent >. $ransform hh %. Divergent $he end. Please take a minute and look over your we!+,uest to make sure you answered all ,uestions and completed all tasks. &ake sure your name is on the front and turn it in.