Name ______Destinee Sloane_______________ Date ____10/6/14_____ Period _2___

Plate Tectonics Web-Quest

PartI: Earths Structure. Use the following link to find these answers:
htt://www.learner.org/intera!ti"es/d#nami!earth/str$!t$re.htm l
1. %a&el the la#ers of 'arth in the diagram &elow.
Crust
Mantle
Inner core
Outer core
Mantle
2. (he lithoshere is made $ of the !r$st and a tin# &it of the $er )antle.
*. (he lates of the lithoshere mo"e +or float, on this hot- mallea&le semili.$id _
/one in the $er mantle- dire!tl# $nderneath the lithoshere. (his is known as the
0sthenoshere.
4. (he la#er of 'arth that is the onl# li.$id la#er is the _1$ter__ _2ore___.
Part II. Plate Tectonics. Use the following link to find these answers:
htt://www.learner.org/intera!ti"es/d#nami!earth/drift.htm l
Correct
A B
1. (r$e or 3alse4 5mage 0 dei!ts what 'arth looks like toda#. +!ir!le the !orre!tanswer,
2.6hat did 'arth look like 270 million #ears ago4 (he !ontinents of 'arth were !l$stered
together in formation that a s!ientist named __Pangaea____. (he s!ientist that named
8Pangaea9 was a :erman s!ientist &# the name of 0lfred 6egener . ;e theori/ed that
8Pangaea< slit aart and the different landmasses- or !ontinents- drifted to their !$rrent
lo!ations on the glo&e. 6egener=s theories of late mo"ement &e!ame the &asis for the
de"eloment of the theor# of _Plate___ ___(e!toni!_____.
*. 1rder the images of 'arth=s lates in order from oldest or earliest +1, to most re!ent +7,.
5 3 2 4 1
Part III. Plates and Boundaries. Use the following link to find these answers:
htt://www.learner.org/intera!ti"es/d#nami!earth/late.htm l
1. Name the missing te!toni! lates in the &lanks on the image &elow.
North American Plate
Eurasian Plate
Pacific plate
African Plate
South American Plate Australian Plate
Antartic Plate
2. (he la!e where the two lates meet is !alled a ___>o$ndar#__________. >o$ndaries ha"e
different names deending on how the two lates are mo"ing in relationshi to ea!h other.
0. 5f two lates are $shing towards ea!h other it is !alled a ____2on"ergent______.
>. 5f two lates are mo"ing aart from ea!h other it is !alled a ____Di"ergent__________.
2. 5f two lates are sliding ast ea!h other it is a !alled a ____(ransform__________.
*. %a&el the t#e of &o$ndar# dei!ted in ea!h image &elow.
(ransformation Di"ergent 2on"ergent
4. Plates and >o$ndaries 2hallenge. 3ollow dire!tions for the !hallenge. ?e!ord #o$r res$lts
&elow:
Part 5. N$m&er of !orre!tl# la!ed lates @ _______6____________
Part 55. N$m&er of &o$ndar# t#es !orre!tl# la&eled @ ________14__________
Part IV. Slip, Slide, and Collide. Use the following link to find these answers:
htt://www.learner.org/intera!ti"es/d#nami!earth/sli.htm l
1. 0t coner!ent boundaries- te!toni! lates __2ollide____ with ea!h other. (he e"ents that
o!!$r at these &o$ndaries are linked to the t#es of lates +o!eani! or
____2ontinental____, that are intera!ting.
Subduction "ones and Volcanoes
0t some !on"ergent &o$ndaries- an o!eani! late !ollides with a !ontinental late.
1!eani! !r$st tends to &e ___denser____ and ___(hinner_____ than !ontinental !r$st- so
the denser o!eani! !r$st gets &ent and $lled $nder- or ___S$&d$!ted_______- &eneath
the lighter and thi!ker !ontinental !r$st. (his forms what is !alled a subduction #one. 0s
the o!eani! !r$st sinks- a dee o!eani! ___(ren!h_____- or "alle#- is formed at the edge
of the !ontinent. (he !r$st !ontin$es to &e for!ed deeer into the earth- where high heat
and ress$re !a$se traed water and other gasses to &e released from it. (his- in t$rn-
makes the &ase of the !r$st melt- forming ___)agma___. (he magma formed at a
s$&d$!tion /one rises $ toward the earthAs s$rfa!e and &$ilds $ in magma !ham&ers-
where it feeds and !reates ____Bol!anoes______ on the o"erriding late. 6hen this
magma finds its wa# to
the s$rfa!e thro$gh a "ent in the !r$st- the "ol!ano er$ts- eCelling ____%a"a___ and
___0sh____. 0n eCamle of this is the &and of a!ti"e "ol!anoes that en!ir!le the Pa!ifi!
1!ean- often referred to as the ?ing of 3ire.
?oll #o$r mo$se o"er the image to find the definitions of the words &elow:
S$&d$!tion Done E (he area where one late is &eing $lled $nder the edge of another
)agma F _ )olten ro!k- gases- solid !r#stals- and minerals
(ren!h F _ 0 stee sided deression in the o!ean floor
Bol!ano F __0 "ent in earth=s s$rfa!e thro$gh whi!h magma and gases are released
Bol!ani! 0r! F __0n 0rk shaed !hain of "ol!anoes formed a&o"e a s$&d$!tion /one
3ill in the t#e of !r$st !on"erging in the image &elow.
Continental Crust
Oceanic Crust
0 s$&d$!tion /one is also generated when two o!eani! lates !ollide G the older late is
for!ed $nder the ____Ho$nger______ one- and it leads to the formation of !hains of
"ol!ani! islands known as _____5slands__ __0rks_____.
Collision "ones and $ountains
6hat haens when two !ontinental lates !ollide4 >e!a$se the ro!k making $
!ontinental lates is generall# lighter and less dense than o!eani! ro!k- it is too light to get
$lled $nder the earth and t$rned into magma. 5nstead- a !ollision &etween two !ontinental
lates !r$n!hes and folds the ro!k at the &o$ndar#- lifting it $ and leading to the formation
of ____)o$ntains_______ .
3ill in the t#e of !r$st !on"erging in the image &elow.
Continental Crust
Continental Crust
?oll #o$r mo$se o"er the image to find the definitions of the words &elow:
2ontinental 2r$st F ____(he earth=s !r$st that makes $ the !ontinents _________
)o$ntain F ________0 high large mass of earth and ro!ks
2. 0t dier!ent boundaries- te!toni! lates are mo"ing __0wa#___ from ea!h other. 1ne
res$lt of h$ge masses of !r$st mo"ing aart is __seafloor____ sreading. (his o!!$rs
when two lates made of o!eani! !r$st $ll aart. 0 !ra!k in the o!ean floor aears and
then magma oo/es $ from the mantle to fill in the sa!e &etween the lates- forming a
raised ridge !alled a _)idFo!ean_____ __?idge____. (he magma also sreads o$tward-
forming __new_____ o!ean floor and __new____ o!eani! !r$st.
6hen two __2ontinental_____ lates di"erge- a "alle#Flike rift de"elos. (his rift_ is a
droed /one where the lates are $lling aart. 0s the !r$st widens and thins- "alle#s
form in and aro$nd the area- as do ___Bol!anoes______- whi!h ma# &e!ome in!reasingl#
a!ti"e. 'arl# in the rift formation- streams and ri"ers flow into the low "alle#s and long-
narrow lakes !an &e !reated. '"ent$all#- the widening !r$st along the di"ergent &o$ndar#
ma# &e!ome thin eno$gh that a ie!e of the !ontinent &reaks off- forming a new te!toni!
late.
*. 0t trans%or& boundaries- te!toni! lates are not mo"ing dire!tl# toward or dire!tl# awa#
from ea!h other. 5nstead- two te!toni! lates ___grind___ ast ea!h other in a hori/ontal
dire!tion. (his kind of &o$ndar# res$lts in a _3a$lt____. 0 fa$lt is a !ra!k or fra!t$re____
in the earthAs !r$st that is asso!iated with this mo"ement.
(ransform &o$ndaries and the res$lting fa$lts rod$!e man# __earth.$akes______
&e!a$se edges of te!toni! lates are Iagged rather than __smooth___. 0s the lates grind
ast ea!h other- the Iagged edges strike ea!h other- !at!h- and sti!k- <lo!king< the lates
in la!e for a time. >e!a$se the lates are lo!ked together witho$t mo"ing- a lot of
___stress__ &$ilds $ at the fa$lt line. (his stress is released in .$i!k &$rsts when the
lates s$ddenl# sli into new ositions. (he s$dden mo"ement is what we feel as the
shaking and trem&ling of an earth.$ake.
(he motion of the lates at a transform &o$ndar# has gi"en this t#e of fa$lt another name-
a __strikeFsli_____ __fa$lt____. (he &estFst$died strikeFsli fa$lt is the San 0ndreas
3a$lt in ___2alifornia_____.
4. 2omlete the Plate 5ntera!tions 2hallenge and (est Skills .$estions.
)# s!ore for Plate 5ntera!tions 2hallenge @ __________________________
)# s!ore for (est Skills .$estions @ _______ o$t of *0 or ____ J____
Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____
Part V. Questions 'ou should be able to ans(er no( that 'ou co&pleted this (eb)uest.
Note F #o$ ma# go &a!k to the we&site and re"iew to assist in answering the
following .$estions.
2on"ergent >o$ndar#
+o!ean E !ontinental,
2on"ergent >o$ndar#
+o!ean E o!ean,
2on"ergent >o$ndar#
+!ontinental E !ontinental,
1. DeeFo!ean ________________ and
_______________ are !reated &# !on"ergent
&o$ndaries of o!ean and !ontinental !r$st.
2. DeeFo!ean _________________ -
________________- and _____________ are
!reated &# !on"ergent &o$ndaries of o!ean
and o!ean !r$st.
*. ________________________ are !reated &#
!on"ergent &o$ndaries of !ontinental and
!ontinental !r$st.
4. 0nother t#e of &o$ndar# neither !reates nor
!ons$mes !r$st. (his t#e of &o$ndar# is !alled a
_________________ &o$ndar# &e!a$se two
lates mo"e against ea!h other- &$ilding $
tension- then release the tension is a s$dden Ierk
of land !alled an
_________________
___.
Name ________________________________ Date ___________ Period ____
4. 2ir!le the !orre!t t#e of &o$ndar# for ea!h des!rition&elow:
0. (he&o$ndar#wheretwolatesmeetandtren!hesareformed.
*ier!ent Coner!ent Trans%or&
>. (helatesmo"eawa#fromea!hotherallowingmagmato!reatenewo!ean!r$st.
*ier!ent Coner!ent Trans%or&
2. (helatesmo"einoositedire!tions&$ilding$tension$ntilthe#sli!a$sing
earth.$akes.
*ier!ent Coner!ent Trans%or&
7. %a&el ea!h t#e of &o$ndar# as either: *ier!ent, Coner!ent, or Trans%or& Boundar':
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(he end. Please take a min$te and look o"er #o$r we&F.$est to make s$re #o$ answered
all .$estions and !omleted all tasks. )ake s$re #o$r name is on the front and t$rn it in.