Catanduanes National High School

Science 10- Earth and Space

First Quarter Score: _______________

MELC: Describe and relate the distribution of active volcanoes, earthquake epicenters, and
major mountain belts
LESSON: Plate Tectonics Types of Crust

Name of Learner: _______________________________ Date: _________________

Year and Section: ________________ Name of Science Teacher: ____________________

WORKSHEET NO. 1

Direction: Study the illustration below. Identify the types of crust and write its characteristics under
its respective crust. Choose from the characteristics written below.

Characteristics:

35 to 45 km More dense and Composed of

thickness iron rich dark volcanic
basalt

Age up to 4.5 Generally granitic

billion years old

5 to 7 km thick Less dense Age up to 200

million years old
or less
Catanduanes National High School
Science 10- Earth and Space
First Quarter Score: _______________

MELC: Describe and relate the distribution of active volcanoes, earthquake epicenters, and
major mountain belts
LESSON: Map of Plate Tectonics

Name of Learner: _______________________________ Date: _________________

Year and Section: ________________ Name of Science Teacher: ____________________

WORKSHEET NO. 2
Direction. Study the map of the motion of the plates. Identify the seven major plates and smaller
plates on the space provided.

7 MAJOR PLATES SMALLER PLATES (Give at least 7 plates)

Direction. Study this map of the motion of the plates. From this, identify the plates the move
toward each other, plates moving away from each other and sliding past each other. Choose
from the box below. The first one is done for you.
Plates moving towards Plates moving away from Plates sliding past each
each other each other other
South American-Nazca Pacific-Antarctic Pacific-North American

Pacific-North American South American- Antarctic Australian-Pacific

South American-Nazca
Pacific-Antarctic
Arabian-Indian
South American- African
North American-African
African-Eurasian African-Antarctic
Arabian-Eurasian Nazca-Antarctic
North American-Eurasian North American-South American
Indian-Eurasian
Eurasian-Philippine
Catanduanes National High School
Science 10- Earth and Space
First Quarter Score: _______________