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Demonstrate how blocks of rock/plates move along faults of the earth’s crust
Illustrate the three types of plate movement
Explain how earthquakes occur
Try to Recall
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B. ___________ D. ___________
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Explore
Activity 1
2. Make a pile of books on the table as shown. The books represent layers of bedrocks
in the earth’s crust.
3. Place a sheet of paper on top of the pile. Then put the small objects on the sheet of
paper.
4. Pull one book at the bottom of a pile.
5. Observe what happen.
6. Answer these questions in your notebook.
Activity 2
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Answer these question in your notebook.
1. What happened when you push the soap toward each other?
2. How about when you pull the soap away from each other?
3. When the soap slides past one another, what is the result?
4. Suppose the soap represents the rocks/plates beneath the crust, what do you
think will be the result of these movements?
5. What are the three types of plate movements?
6. Why do you think cause the plates to move?
7. How do you think does an earthquake occur?
I LEARNED THAT:
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Apply It
Earthquake
B. You are on the 10th floor of a 15-storey building. An earthquake occurred. What
would you do? Why?
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Test Yourself
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