Earth Rocks!
iInvestigate
Bound to Plate Boundaries
Born as Landforms
Whatever didn't fit
100

Layer of the Earth that plates are made of and where we live.

Crust

100

In investigations, the independent variable is what we _____a_____. The dependent variable is what we ____b______. 

a. Change; modify; test; compare

b. Measure

100

At this type of boundaries plates are pulling apart

Divergent

100

What type of landform occurs at continental - continental convergent boundaries?

Mountains

100

What is it called when one plate goes under another plate?

subduction

200

Layer of the Earth where convection cells are found, which move the plates

Mantle
200

"How does soil type affect how fast it erodes in a river? 

The IV is...

The DV is...

IV: Soil type

DV: Erosion rate/how fast it erodes

200

At this type of boundary plates are sliding against each other (100).  What processes can happen at these boundary types (100)?

Transform, earthquakes

200

New crust forms at ____a_____ plate boundaries to form a mid-ocean _____b______.

a. divergent

b. ridge

200

Renewable resources are ___________ as fast as they are used.

Once we use non-renewable resources, we cannot ___________ quickly.

Renewable - replaced as fast as they are used

Non-renewable- once used, they are gone

300

One of the main types of rock you would DEFINITELY at a divergent plate boundary

Igneous

300

What were the independent variables we tested in the Copper Extraction lab?

concentration of copper sulfate, temperature of copper sulfate, voltage (#of batteries)

300

Country X experiences many earthquakes. There are several large volcanoes along its shoreline with the ocean. 

What type of plate boundary is it likely found on (with crust types)? 

Convergent - Continental / Oceanic 

300

Model 2 convection cells at a plate boundary where new crust is formed. 

300

a. Natural resources come from...

b. Natural resources are used...

a. the Earth

b. by humans

400

100 points per answer: 

In the mantle, plastic rock that is ___a____  _______ will rise towards the Earth's ___b____. As it cools, it will ____c____ towards the Earth's hotter ___d____  _____.

a. less dense; b. crust; c. sink; d. outer core

400

"How does the type of crust a boundary affect the number of earthquakes at the boundary?"

What is the independent and dependent variable?

IV:  Crust type

DV:  number of earthquakes

400

What causes Earth's plates to move?

Convection currents in the mantle drag the plates around on the surface.

400

Model a subduction zone. 

Include labels: rising magma, volcano, trench, convection cell


400

What are the three types of heat transfer?  Which one is most important in plate movement?

conduction, convection, radiation / Conduction

500

Which type of boundary are the deepest earthquakes located (100)? Why (400)?

Convergent.  The subducting plate continues to slide against the other plate deep under the surface. 

500

Design an investigation involving Komodo dragons.


RQ (100): 

IV (100): 

DV (100): 

3 Constants (200): 

RQ: How does food type affect how wide a Komodo dragon opens its mouth? 

IV: Food type

DV: Angle of jaw; length from top to bottom of mouth

Constants: Amount of food; time food is shown to dragon; location

500

How can plates be created and destroyed at the same time? Explain or model. 

Plates are created a divergent boundaries and destroyed at convergent boundaries. 

500

What type of landform occurs at a continental-oceanic convergent boundary?  Describe why. 

Volcanoes. The subducting plate melts as it sinks into the mantle. Magma rises to the surface and escapes as a volcanic eruption. 

500

Name three piece of evidence that support the theory of continental drift. 

shapes of continents, same fossils AND rocks AND glacier evidence on different continents