SCIENCE

FIRST QUARTER
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Module 4

Break it to Me Gently

Most Essential Learning Competency: Describe the

different types of plate boundaries (S10ES – Ia-j-36.2)

 To the Learners
Start this module by setting aside other tasks, focus and enjoy on the
lessons. Read and follow the instructions carefully. Ask the guidance of your
parents/guardians. Have fun!

1. Take note of the key concept of the lessons remember. Writing enhances
learning, which is important to develop and to keep in mind.
2. Perform all the provided activities in the module with your
parents’/guardians’ guidance.
3. Let your facilitators/guardians assess your answers.
4. Analyze conceptually the posttest and apply what you have learned.
5. Enjoy studying!

Expectations Types of Plate Boundaries

Crust, mantle and core are the basic
layers of the earth. The theory of plate
tectonics states that the continuous
changing of the earth’s several features is
based in the concept that the earth’s crust is
broken up into plates that relatively move
around to each other which resulted to the
three types of plate boundaries: divergent, www.pinterest.com

convergent, and transform boundaries. This

module helps and enhances your knowledge
to:

1. identify and describe the different types of plate boundaries;

2. identify the type of plate boundary associated with each major
lithospheric plate;
3. describe the movement in each type of plate boundary; and
4. relate each type of plate with the stress on rocks.

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 Pre-Test
Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer in your answer sheet

1. Which of the following statements below BEST describe the plate

boundaries?
A. Sides of two tectonics plate that are away from each other
B. Edges of two tectonics plate that meet known as fault line
C. Side of the tectonics plate that no contact with another plate
D. Edges of three tectonics plate that has no contact with one another
2. Which of the following types of plate boundaries is characterized by plates
that are moving away from each other and produces rift valley?
A. Reverse Boundary C. Convergent Boundary
B. Divergent Boundary D. Transform-fault Boundary
3. Which type of plate boundary is when two tectonic plates move toward each
other and collide forming narrow deep trenches?
C. Reverse Boundary C. Convergent Boundary
A. Divergent Boundary D. Transform-fault Boundary
4. What type of rock stress happens on rocks in a transform-fault boundary?
A. Shear stress C. Express stress
B. Tension stress D. Compression stress
5. Which plate boundary is formed between the Philippine Plate and the
Eurasian Plate?
A. Divergent boundary C. Reverse fault boundary
B. Convergent boundary D. Transform-fault boundary

Looking Back

Figure 1: Map of Plate Boundaries

You learned from the previous lesson that lithosphere is the outer part layer of
the earth. In figure 1 can you describe the thick lines that divide one part from the
other? What do you call each part? (Please write your answer in your answer sheet)
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 Brief Introduction
Our surroundings change whether we like it or not. For instance, how
mountains, valleys, and islands are formed? How does it become bigger or
smaller? (Please write your answer in your answer sheet) The earth’s crust is broken
down into large pieces known as plate. It is constantly moving around while
floating over the layer of molten rocks of the earth called mantle.

The theory of plate tectonics states

that those large pieces for crust or plates
move around driven by convection
currents within the mantle.

Divergent, convergent, and

transform fault boundaries are the types
of plate boundaries.

Figure 2: Types of Plate Boundaries.

The center lines are the plate boundaries
while the arrows point to the direction of
the motion of the plate. Figure 2: Types of Plate Boundaries

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Activity 1
“Let’s Break it”
Objectives:

1. Describe a divergent boundary.

2. Demonstrate how divergent boundary is being processed.
3. Determine the result when the plates move apart.

Materials: Two sheets of cardboards (or used folder), ½ kg. of sand or soil,
used newspaper and ruler

You can try and design your own activity using different materials
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Procedure:

1. Spread the used newspaper on a

flat surface (do the activity on the
newspaper) and connect the two
sheets of cardboards edge to edge.
2. Pour the fined sand or soil on the
middle of the joint cardboards and
flatten the top of the sand using a
ruler.

3. Slowly move the two cardboards

Illustrator Eduardo P. Doroin
away from each other. Observe what
Figure 3: Pile of sand on the two
happens to the sand and draw your
cardboards
observation. (Do this three times)

Think about this: (Please write your answer in your answer sheet)

1. Did the pile of sand break? How?

2. If this event continues to happen for millions of years, what do you think
will be the effect on the crust?
3. What do you call this kind of event? Explain.
4. How is geologic tension or rock stretching related to divergent boundary?

Activity 2
“Let’s Meet”
Objectives:

1. Describe a convergent boundary.

2. Demonstrate the processes that occur in convergent boundary.

3. Determine the conditions of colliding plates.

Materials: Two copies of books with the same thickness/size

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Procedure:

1. Connect two copies of book edge to edge

facing where you open the book.
2. Push the books simultaneously toward
each other to as much as two inches
distance from the start. Observe and
draw what happened to the connected
books. (Do this three times.) Illustrator Eduardo P. Doroin

Figure 4: Two books connected

Think about this: (Please write your answer in your answer sheet)

1. What happened to the books during collision? Why?

2. Describe what happens to the pages of book A and book B. Explain.
3. The event may happen continuously in a long period of time. What
conditions may occur?
4. How is compression (decrease in the volume or the rock) or rock stress
related to convergent boundary?

Activity 3

“Let’s slide together”

Objectives:

1. Describe a transform-fault boundary

2. Demonstrate what happens in the transform-fault boundary.

Materials: Two sheets of cardboard (or used folder), ½ kg. of sand or soil,
used newspaper, and ruler

You can try and design your own activity using different materials
available to explore, and understand more.

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Procedure:

1. Spread the used newspaper on a flat surface and connect the two sheets
of cardboards edge to edge.
2. Pour the fined sand on the middle of
the joint cardboards and flatten the
top of the sand using ruler. Mark
two straight lines on the sand across
the two cardboards as shown on the
figure on the right.

3. Slowly make the two sheets

Illustrator Eduardo P Doroin
cardboard slide in opposite direction
Figure 5: Pile of sand with two
such as one is going ups and the
lines
other going down. Observe and draw
what happened to the pile of sand.
(Do this three times)

Think about this: (Please write your answer in your answer sheet)

1. What happened to the pile of sand and line at the middle? Why?
2. How will you describe the interaction of the two cardboards as you slide
each in the opposite direction?
3. If the event continues to happen in a long period of time, what will be the
effect? Explain your answer.
4. How is shear stress, which resulted to the rock deformation, related to
transform-fault boundary?

Remember
Plate boundary - are faults but not all faults are plate boundaries. Most
geologic activities, including volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountain building,

take place at plate boundaries.( www.courses.lumenlearning.com)

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 Three Types of Plate Boundaries

• Divergent Boundary – a location where the

two plates are moving away from each other
spreading ridges, basin-range, and forming
rift valleys or lowland region. It creates rock
stretching known as tension stress.
Example Philippine Plate (Northern Luzon,
Philippine sea and Taiwan) and the Eurasian
Figure 6: Divergent Boundary
Plate (includes most of the continent of Europe
and Asia).
• Convergent Plate Boundary – collision of
two plates by moving toward each other
forming narrow deep trenches. It includes
zone where one plate slide beneath the other
because oceanic crust is denser than
continental crust. Some volcanoes an
mountains are formed along convergent
plate boundaries. It creates rock volume
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reduction known as compression stress. Figure 7: Convergent Boundary
Example the formation of Himalayas (Mount
Everest).
• Transform-fault Boundary – two plates
slide or grind with each other by moving in
different direction. Rock deformed due to
shear stress. Example San Andreas fault in
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United States of America.
Figure 8: Transform-Fault Boundary

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Figure 9: Major and minor plates with motion represented by arrows
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 Check your understanding
(Please write your answer in your answer sheet)

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1. What does the 1. What do the arrows 1. What do the arrows

picture represent? tell us about? tell us about?
2. What do you think 2. What will happen to 2. What do you think
will happen if there is the mountain if the will happen to the
a building plates are still water of the river if
constructed above moving towards each it loses connection
the plate boundary? other? to the other?
Why?

Logical Questions: (Please write your answer in your answer sheet)

1. What can you advise owners or residences of the houses or buildings

built above or near the plate boundaries?
2. If you are a civil engineer, what must you check first in constructing
Buildings?

Post-Test
Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer in your answer sheet
1. Which of the following statements describe plate boundaries?
A. Edges of two tectonics plate that meet known as fault line
B. Sides of two tectonics plate that are away from each other
C. Side of the tectonics plate that has no contact with another plate
D. Edges of three tectonics plate that has no contact with one another

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 2. When two tectonic plates collide, the oceanic crust usually subducts
beneath the continental crust because it is
A. denser than continental crust C. thicker than continental crust
B. less dense than continental crust D. thinner than continental crust
3. If you will visit a place in the Pacific known to be along converging plates,
which of these should you NOT expect to see?
A. Rift valleys C. Volcanic islands
B. Active volcanoes D. Mountain ranges
4. Which plate boundary is formed between the Philippine Plate and the
Eurasian Plate?
A. Divergent boundary C. Reverse fault boundary
B. Convergent boundary D. Transform fault boundary
5. Which type of rock stress is present along a convergent boundary when
two plates collide?
A. Shear stress C. Express stress
B. Tension stress D. Compression stress

Reflection
Let’s reflect what you have learned by filling on the boxes below:

Types of Plate Boundaries What learning have I found What other example can I
guides me to consider from this lesson? contribute to explore and think
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What learning can I share What good character have I What is my conclusion on
with family and peers? developed from this lesson? the lesson?
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Looking Back
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Check Your Understanding
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Posttest
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