Vocabulary
short answer
Explain Yourself
100
A large, continuous land mass
continent
100
Patterns of magnetic stripes along boundaries of tectonic plates are called _________
bands
100
The ring of fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. What claim can be made about The Ring of Fire from this observation.
The edges of the tectonic plates are moving in this area.
200
Mountains or hills made by hot rocks and gases moving to Earth’s surface from deep inside Earth.
Volcanoes
200
Most earthquakes tend to occur at which location? ____________
The boundaries between continents and oceans
200
Peru and Chile are part of South America which sits on South American Tectonic Plate. The Nazca plate is moving toward the South American Plate. If it pushed downwards, which causes it to slide under the South American Plate.
Based on this information, what feature could we expect to see form off the coast of Peru and Chile?
A Deep Ocean Trench
300
Long chains or groups of mountains
mountain ranges
300
Based on the map, which location is most likely to have a mountain range form there?
B
300
What causes plate tectonics to drift?
Pressures inside Earth cause tectonic plates to drift.
400
A deep valley at the bottom of the ocean
Deep Ocean Trenches
400
Predict what will happen to tectonic plates millions of years from now?
Answers will vary. Possible answer is I think the continuous drifting of tectonic plates will lead them to collide again millions of years from now. Maybe a continent we know today will separate into two smaller continents.
400
What are convergent boundaries and what type of land forms do they form?
Convergent boundaries are where tectonic plates move toward each other. They form mountains, volcanoes, and ocean trenches.
500
A sudden release of energy under Earth’s surface that makes the ground shake or crack
earthquake
500
Who was the scientists who formed an idea about continental drift?
Dr. Alfred Wegener
500
What are divergent boundaries and what type of land forms do they form?
Divergent boundaries are where tectonic plates move away from each other. They form mid-ocean ridges and transform-fault boundaries.