Plate Tectonic Basics
Divergent Boundaries
Convergent Boundaries
Transform Boundaries
Earth's Layers
Related to the Unit Bonuses
Thanksgiving Bonus
100
Plate tectonic theory is based off the theory of:
Continental drift
100
Describe the movement at a divergent boundary.
Plates are moving apart from one another.
100
Describe the movement at a convergent boundary:
Plates are "coming together"/moving towards one another
100
Describe the movement at a transform boundary:
Grinding past one another, moving parallel to one another in opposite directions.
100
What are the 4 priamry layers of earth from outermost to innermost?
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
100
This image is from a popular Taylor Swift music video for the song:
Shake it Off
100
The process of pouring or squeezing juices over a turkey as it cooks is called:
Basting
200
What are the two layers of the mantle that are the promary drivers for plate tectonic movement?
Lithosphere (top) and Asthenosphere (bottom)
200
Most divergent boundaries are found here:
The ocean basins/floor
200
What are two topographic references are associated with convergent boundaries?
Trenches, Mountain belts, Volcanic island arcs, continental volcanoes
200
Transform boundaries are often found in between this boundary type:
Divergent
200
Which of earth's layers is thought to be responsible for earth's magnetic field?
outer core
200
Shailene Woodley, the lead actress in Divergent, fittingly starred in another on-theme drama romance called The ________(Plate Tectonics) In Our __________(Astronomy).
Fault, Stars
200
A common Thanksgiving tradition is for two people to pull this part of the turkey in half in friendly competition:
The wishbone
300
What are the three general boundary types?
Convergent, Divergent, and Transform
300
What are the two topographic references (geologic features) associated with a divergent boundary?
Ocean ridge system and rift valley
300
What tectonic processes are associated with convergent boundaries?
Subduction (OC and OO)
Collision and Compression (CC)
300
What are the three types of defining geologic/topographic features of a transform boundary?
strike-slip fault, normal fault, and reverse fault
300
Which of earth's layers are solid?
crust and inner core
300
This actor played one of the villains in the YA dystopian series, Divergent.
Miles Teller
300
Name one of the two football teams that always plays a game on thanksgiving:
Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions
400
__________ Boundaries were the first discovered boundary types using ___________ during/post WW2.
Divergent, sonar
400
What are the names of the tectonic processes associated with a divergent boundary?
Rifting and sea floor spreading
400
Name two real-life examples of geologic features formed by convergent boundaries and what plate types are involved in their formation:
OC- Mariana Trench
OO- Hawaii, Samoa, island chains
CC- Himalayas, Appalachians, Andes, etc.
400
Transform boundaries are made from what types of crust?
Trick question: transform boundaries can occur between any types of crust! (CC, OC, OO)
400
What are the two types of crust and what are the major differences between the two?
Continental: mostly granitic, less dense
Oceanic: mostly basaltic, more dense
400
The image below shows the sinister volcano from one of the most famous book series of all time. The volcano is fittingly called Mount ______.
Doom
400
What popular American department store hosts a parade every Thanksgiving?
Macy's
500
_________________ = constructive boundaries
_________________ = destructive boundaries
_________________ = neither constructive or destructive
Divergent, Convergent, Transform
500
What can you conclude about the rock of a diverging plate based on its distance from the boundary?
The further away from the boundary, the older/more dense the rock is.
500
Describe the similarities/differences between an oceanic-continental convergent boundary and an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary.
OC- oceanic subducts, trench/continental volcano forms
OO- older, denser of two layers subducts, trench/volcanic island arc forms
500
How are tsunamis associated with transform boundaries, even though they occur/originate from convergent/divergent boundaries?
The sudden/drastic movement seen at convergent boundaries during a tsunami are triggered by earthquakes that occur at transform boundaries
500
Describe the differences in size, composition, and movement of the lithosphere vs. the asthenosphere.
Lithosphere: thinner, solid/rocky, horizontal movement with crust attached
Asthenosphere: thicker, soft/molten, cyclical movement (convection currents); drives movement of the litho/crust
500
Music Bonus:
Johnny Cash- Ring of Fire
500
In what city and state did the Pilgrims initially settle?
Plymouth, Massachusetts