SLK WEEK 1

PLATE TECTONIC: Finding the Epicenter

Pre – Assessment: 5/5

1. A

2. C

3. D

4. A

5. C

Activity 1- Oh, My Crust! 16/16

1. The crust is an extremely thin layer of rock that makes up the outermost solid shell of
our planet.(1 point)
2. The lithosphere is the solid, outer part of the Earth. It includes the brittle upper portion
of the mantle and the crust, which is the outer most layer of the Earth’s structure (2
points)
3. Continental and Oceanic (2 pts)
4. Refer to the table below(1 check each= 10 points all in all for #4)

Continental Crust Oceanic Crust

Covers approximately 71% of Earth’s
surface
About 25-70 kilometers thick
Made up mostly of lighter granite
Felsic in nature(minerals having
specific gravities less than 3.0
Rich in silica, aluminum ,sodium and
potassium
About 5- 10 kilometers thick
Much thinner than the continental
crust
Average depth is 5 kilometers
Made up mostly of denser basaltic
rock
Mafic in nature(minerals having
relatively high specific gravities
(greater than 3.0)

5. Oceanic crust is made up mostly of basaltic rock which is denser than that of
continental crust(1 point)

Activity 2- Amazing Plates! (1 check per number)=10/10

1. The egg shell cracked and was divided into segments.

2. The outer covering represents the crust.
3. The lines serve as boundaries among plates.
4. Boundary
5. Both have segments/units surrounded by boundaries
6. African plate, Antarctic Plate, Indo-Australian plate, North American plate, Pacific plate
and South American plate
7. Constantly moving in a slow manner
8. Plate Tectonics
9. Lithospheric movement of the earth
10. Earthquake

Activity 3- Find the Center==5/5

1. Answer: Borongan Samar (1 point)

2. Answer: Assuming that the two circles will intersect, the circles will intersect at two
points. Therefore, there will be two locations that could possibly be the epicenter. If you
have only two data from two recording stations then you will be having a hard time
finding the correct location of the epicenter. This is because triangulation method
requires 3 recording station. If you have 2 recording station, the 2 circles will intersect at
2 points giving you 2 locations that could possibly be the epicenter.(2 points)
3. Answer: With proper scaling, scientist can determine the location of the epicenter using
the map. Scales are required to navigate maps correctly. It gives you an accurate
understanding of distance. In short, it allows you to make measurements in the map and
convert them to real distances.
(2 points)

Post – Assessment 5/5

1. B

2. A

3. C

4. D

5. A