Africa
Surface Features
Maps
Tectonic Plates
Mr. S Fun Facts
100
What is the name of the plate that Africa on top of?
The African Plate
100
What is this mountain?
Mt. Kilimanjaro
100
What color are the mountains on this map?
Gray (also reddish-brown)
100
What direction do plates move at a convergent boundary?
Towards each other
100
Who is my favorite superhero?
Batman (Spiderman is a close second)
200
What is the largest dry desert in the world?
Sahara Desert
200
How are mountains created?
Two land plates collide and push the land up
200
What color are the ocean ridges on this map?
Light Blue
200
What direction do plates move at a divergent boundary?
Away from each other
200
What country is my last name from?
Poland
300
Which continent used to be stuck to Africa like a puzzle piece?
South America
300
What is this mountain?
Table Mountain
300
What type of boundary is shown in this cross-section?
Divergent
300
What types of surface features appear at convergent boundaries?
Mountain ranges, ocean trenches, volcanoes
300
My dog is a mixed breed, what is one of her breeds?
Golden Retriever + Poodle
400
Which direction is Africa slowly moving?
To the right (east)
400
How are ocean ridges created?
At a divergent boundary, two ocean plates move apart, releasing lava that cools into mountains
400
Which plate is moving the fastest in this picture?
Australian (5 cm/yr)
400
What types of surface features appear at divergent boundaries?
Ocean ridges, volcanoes
400
Where did I go to college? (2 answers)
University of Illinois + Illinois State University
500
How was the Sahara desert created?
A large lake/sea dried up over time, leaving behind a lot of sand
500
How are ocean trenches created?
At a convergent boundary, one ocean plate gets pushed under the other
500
What type of plate boundary is shown below?
Convergent (bc of mountains)
500
When all of the continents used to be stuck together, what was the name of the super continent (millions of year ago)
Pangea
500
What is my biggest fear?
Needles