Compare convergent plate boundaries that have the same density to convergent plate boundaries with different densities. What causes the tectonic plates to move? Describe what geological features are created at convergent, divergent, and transform plate boundaries.
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Compare convergent plate
boundaries that have the
same density to convergent
plate boundaries with
different densities.
What causes the tectonic
plates to move?
Describe what geological
features are created at
convergent, divergent,
and transform plate
boundaries.
What geological feature can be created by a divergent boundary?A. Mountain chainsB. VolcanoesC. EarthquakesD. Mid-ocean ridge, rift valleys
What is the difference between convergent and divergent plate boundaries?
A. Convergent collides together, divergent divides
apart
B. Convergent collides together, divergent slides by
each other
C. Convergent divides apart, divergent collides
together
D. Convergent divides apart, divergent slides by
each other.
Use the diagram to determine what geological feature would most likely occur. They are the same density.
A. Mountain chainsB. VolcanoesC. Earthquakes
D. Mid-ocean ridge, rift valleys
What geological feature can be created by a transform boundary?A. Mountain chainsB. VolcanoesC. EarthquakesD. Mid-ocean ridge, rift valleys
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rm a
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typ
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f b
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nd
ary
. T
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s Fa
ult in
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nd
ary
. D
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t fr
om
co
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rge
nt
an
d d
ive
rge
nt
bo
un
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a t
ran
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rm b
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nd
ary
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form
ed
. T
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What are the 3 main
types of tectonic
plate boundaries?
A. Convergent, Divergent, TransferB. Convection, Divergent, TransformC. Convergent, Divergent, TransformD. Convection, Divergent, Transfer
What would be the
best title for this
passage?
A. How Plate Boundaries Impact Humans
B. All About Earthquakes and Volcanoes
C. How Mountains are MadeD. 3 Main Types of Plate Tectonic
Boundaries
Which is the only
plate boundary that
doesn’t involve magma?
A convergent
boundary can form
a mountain chain or a _____________.
A. EarthquakeB. Rift ValleyC. Sea-floor trenchD. Mid-ocean ridge
A. convection
B. divergent
C. convergent
D. transform
Each member of the group will go to the
website listed on task card #1
Complete the task cards in order.
Every student will answer the questions from
the task cards on the lab sheet in the Watch
It! section of the lab sheet.
Watch It! Station Directions
YouTube https://goo.gl/29Nrne
Cloud https://goo.gl/yUfdp9
Both URL’s are case-sensitive
What causes the tectonic
plates to move?
How did the creator of this
video explain why some plates
are moving faster than others?
What are the 3 main types of
plate boundaries?
1. Click Play on the video.
2. Answer questions from cards
#2-4 on your lab sheet.
YouTube
Each member of the group will go to the
website listed on task card #1
Complete the task cards in order.
Every student will answer the questions from
the task cards on the lab sheet in the
Research It! section.
Research It! Station Directions
1. Go to https://goo.gl/1Y0ZYn
2. Click on Maps
3. Close the plate maps
instruction window.
4. Toggle ON Boundaries,
Volcanoes, and Earthquakes
1. What do you notice about
the location of the plate
boundaries, volcanoes, and
Earthquakes?
1. Click on Details at the top2. Go through each of the
animations and answer the
questions on card #4 on your
lab sheet.
1. What kind of plate boundaries create
volcanoes?
2. What kind of plate boundary created the
Himalayan mountains?
3. What two formations can a divergent
plate boundary create?
4. What do transform boundaries create?
Answer the following
questions on your lab
sheet.
One member of the group will read the task
cards in order. The group will be responsible
for completing each of the tasks that are
being read.
Each member of the group will then write
their conclusions down on the lab sheet in
the Explore It! section.
Explore It! Station Directions
1. The two towels represent two
different tectonic plates.
2. Slide them towards each
other. Write your observations
about the plate boundary on
your lab sheet.
You should have noticed that both
plates rose up to create mountains
because the towels (plates) were
the same density. The Himalayans
mountains are a great example of a
convergent plate boundary.
When two plates collide
together this is called a
convergent plate
boundary.
1. Find the sheet
labeled divergent
plate boundary.
2. Place the sheet between two
tables so that only the edges
of the paper are showing.
See card #4 for an image.
3. Slowly pull the sides away
from each other.
New magma (the paper) is coming up from the Earth and fills in the gap left
by the dividing plates. When this happens on the ocean floor it creates sea-floor spreading or a Mid-ocean ridge. When it happens on a landmass a rift valley is created.
When two plates divide apart from each other this is called a divergent plate boundary.
1. Use the paper plates halves
and line them up as if they
were a whole.
2. Slowly slide each of the paper
plates in the direction
indicated on each half.
Transform plate boundaries cause earthquakes to happen. One of the most famous transform boundaries in the world is the San Andreas fault on the western coast of the United States. The North American plate is sliding in the opposite direction of Pacific plate.
When two plates slide past each other this is called a transform plate boundary.
1. Use the colored socks and put
one on each arm.
2. Using the diagram above,
model an oceanic plate
subducting under a
continental plate.
neath the less dense plate. This causes a lot of pressure to build up under the less dense plate and will often force magma to the surface of the crust. When this happens a volcano is formed.
When one convergent plate is more dense than the other a subduction zone forms. The denser plate will go under-
1. On your lab sheet draw arrows for the movement of each type of plate boundary.
a. Convergent
b. Divergent
c. Transform
d. Subduction
Sketch 4 images that prove you understand the following
concepts:
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Subduction Zone
Transform Boundary
Illustrate It! Station Directions
Use the diagram and key terms
to create a labeled diagram
of the different plate
boundaries.
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Convection Currents
Subduction
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Trench
Area where Volcanoes Form
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Convection Currents
Subduction
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Trench
Area where Volcanoes Form
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