Republic of the Philippines

10 Department of Education
Division of Pagadian City

Science
Quarter 1 – Module 8:
Evidence for Plate Tectonics

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(Extracted/Modified from CO/RO10 SLMs)

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Lesson
EARTH AND SPACE

Theory of Plate Movements

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The theory of plate tectonics and continental drift was proposed at the
beginning of the last century by a German scientist, Alfred Wegener. This is
the first theory to provide a comprehensive view of the processes that
provide the earth’s major surface features including the continents and
ocean basins and explanations of the basic causes and distribution of
earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain belts. Alfred Wegener became the
“father of continental drift” by amassing considerable supporting evidence
that the continents moved over time.

Prior to the 1960’s, most geologists held the view that the ocean basins and
continents had fixed geographic positions and were of great antiquity. This
profound reverse in scientific thought was described as a scientific
revolution.

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What I Need to Know

This lesson was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to
help you master the nature of Earth and Space - Theory of Plate Movements.
The scope of this module permits it to be used in many different learning
situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of
students. Moreover, the lessons are arranged to follow the standard
sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can be
changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using.

After going through this lesson, you are expected to:

1. Define Wegener’s Theory;

2. Illustrate Wegener’s Theory; and
3. Identify the impact of Wegener’s Theory in today’s understanding.

What I Know
Pre Test Lesson 1
Multiple Choice
Instruction: Select the best answer from the choices given. Write the
CAPITAL LETTER for your answer.
1. The following are the three pieces of evidence that support the theory of
plate tectonics, EXCEPT
A. The shapes of the continents fit together similar to a puzzle.
B. The coastlines show where the continents separated.
C. The convergent zone is evident to be similar to the divergent zone.
D. The identical rocks that formed over hundreds of million years ago
have been located in different continents.
2. Which of the following supports the Continental Drift Theory?
A. The continents did not move as noted in the 1920s and the 1930s
B. The fit of the continents, geologic features, and fossils
C. Resulting the seafloor spreading
D. Formation of mountains and volcanoes only

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3. Identify the physical evidence that supports the Tectonic Plates and
Continental Drift Theory.
A. The unsimilar patterns of rocks on both sides of the Atlantic and
Antarctic Oceans
B. The fossil remains of terrestrial animals that would have been unable
to swim across another area
C. Occurring of Earthquakes as the plates slide and passed each other
D. Due to the presence of magma
4. What is the best piece of evidence for plate tectonics?
A. Old continents show distant landmarks
B. Fossils tell us when and where plants and animals once existed
C. Fishes, rocks, and other forms of animals found in the terrestrial
areas
D. Presence of coral reefs
5. How did Pangea split?
A. The movement was caused by radiation that rolled over in the lower
zone of the mantle.
B. The scientist believed that Pangea was only a hearsay.
C. The scientist believed that Pangea existed lately.
D. The movement was caused by convection currents that rolled over in
the upper zone of the mantle.
6. In what era did Pangea break up?
A. 197 million years ago
B. 187 million years ago
C. 175 million years ago
D. 165 million years ago
7. Which part of Pangea broke apart first?
A. the Antarctic Ocean C. the Supercontinent
B. the Atlantic Ocean D. Continental crust
8. Is there a possibility that Pangea can happen again?
A. Yes B. No C. Tomorrow D. Next Year

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9. How were the continents being arranged?
A. Continents were arranged alphabetically.
B. Continents were structured as a single supercontinent.
C. Continents were located at the centre of the globe.
D. Continents were separated based on the structure of the land.
10. What ocean was formed when Pangea broke apart?
A. Antarctic Ocean C. Pacific Ocean
B. Atlantic Ocean D. Indian ocean
11. How do we know Pangea existed?
A. The overlapping of rocks in some identified places
B. The remains of dead animals and plants
C. The existence of rivers and lakes as boundaries
D. The presence of coral reefs
12. How fast did Pangea break apart?
A. at a rate of 1 millimetre a year
B. at a rate of 2 millimetres a year
C. at a rate of 3 millimetres a year
D. at a rate of 4 millimetres a year
13. The following existed before Pangea, EXCEPT
A. The oldest of supercontinents called Rodinia
B. The Pangea - like supercontinent called Pannotia
C. Both A and B
D. A only
14. Which continent moves the fastest?
A. North America C. Africa
B. Antarctica D. Australia
15. How did the continents split?
A. Wegener suggested that maybe it is due to the rotation of the
moon.
B. Wegener suggested that maybe it is due to the rotation of the sun.
C. Wegener suggested that maybe it is due to the rotation of the star.
D. Wegener suggested that maybe it is due to the rotation of the
Earth.

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What ‘s In
In the past lesson, you have learned about the three forces that
cause the plate movements to move and these are:
Thermal Convection – also called as Rayleigh – Benard Convection which is
the transfer of heat through a fluid motion.
Ridge Push – also called as gravitational sliding which is a proposed driving
force for plate for plate motion in plate tectonics that occurs at mid-ocean
ridges as the result of the rigid lithosphere sliding down the hot, raised
asthenosphere below mid-ocean ridges.
Slab Pull - the motion of tectonic plate caused by its subduction. In
1975, Forsyth and Uyeda used the inverse theory method to show that of
the many forces likely to be driving the place motion, slab pull was the
strongest.

What’s New
What is Wegener’s Theory?
Continental drift is a theory that explains how continents shift
position on the earth’s surface. This was set forth in 1912 by Alfred
Wegener, a geophysicist and meteorologist. The theory further explained
why look-alike animal and plant fossils, and similar rock formations, are
found in different continents.
An Illustration Showing Wegener’s Theory

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 broken into numerous segments called plates. According to the
Pangea theory, each plate is slowly and continuously moving. As a result
of the motion of the plates, three types of plate boundaries were formed,
namely: divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries.
The processes involved in the three types of boundaries are seafloor
spreading, ocean continent subduction, earthquake activity, and volcanic
activity.
On the other hand, the possible causes of plate movements are the
continental drift theory, seafloor spreading, plate tectonics, convection
current, ridge push and slab pull.
Furthermore, the line of evidence that supports the movements of the
plates are fossil distribution, coastline matching, crustal rock age,
continental shapes, and earthquake and volcanic activities.

ACTIVITY 1
CONNECT ME
Instruction:
1. Connect the dots showing the seven (7) continents’ plate boundaries.
2. Follow the arrow for your direction where to start and end for every part
3. color the whole portion after connecting the dots based on the color of the
of the line with arrowhead.
1. What does the drawing implies? Are they connected to each other?
Answer: ___________________

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What Is It

THE CONTINENTAL DRIFT

As you have previously learned, Alfred Wegener was a German
meteorologist. In 1912, his theory proposed that about 200 million years
ago, the continents were once large masses. He called this land mass as
“Pangea”, a Greek word which means “All Earth.” Afred Wegener’s theory
explained how Pangea evolved up to the present continents today. He
further claimed that Pangea started to break into smaller supercontinents
called Laurasia and Gondwanaland during the Jurassic Period. These
smaller supercontinents broke into the other continents and these
continents separated and drifted apart gradually.

Activity 2
BELIEVE IT OR NOT

In this activity, you will create a synthesis of Alfred Wegener’s Theory.

Instructions:Read and analyse the statement above. Answer the guide

question and write your answer inside the box

1. In your own opinion, is the idea of Wegener cited above is true?

Answer:________________________________________________

2. If you lived during Wegener’s time, will you believe him?

Answer: _________________________________________

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What’s More

Activity no.3
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
Instruction: Refer To the figure below, analyse and answer the guide
questions

Fig. 1. Pangea Fig. 2. Continental Drift Theory

Observation guide questions:

1. Based on figure 1 ‘’ Pangea’’ and figure 2 ‘’Continental Drift Theory’’, what
have you observe? Is there any difference? Yes or No Why?
Answer: _____________________

2. Which is called one land mass? Figure 1 or figure 2? Why you say so ?
Answer: ______________

3. What happen to the continents in figure 2? Are the continents connected

to each other or they are separated from some continent?
Answer: _______________

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What I Have Learned

Activity no. 4
HOW I MOVE?
In this activity, you will analyse the figure

Instructions:

1. Refer to the figure 1 and 2 describe the motion of the plate/

continent.

2. Use and draw the a line with arrowhead to represent the direction
of motion of the following continent: Draw your answer on the second
column

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Observation: Table date identify the direction of the different continents
Direction of motion
Plate move to the right
Plate move to the left
Continents
Plate move upward Plate move downward

North America
South America
Africa
India
Australia
Asia

Guide question:
1. What happen to the pangea as the continents move in any direction?
Answer: _________________

What I Can Do

Activity no. 5
HOW I LOOK LIKE?

In this activity, you will illustrate Wegener’s Theory by creating Concept map
Instructions: Create a Concept Map of Wegener’s Theory by providing the
name of continents on the empty circle to complete the data

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 Pangea
.
Was broke
into two

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LAURASIA
India

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_____ _____
North
America

_____ Antartica

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Department of Education- Region X

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Pagadian SDO: SCIENCE G10 Quarter 1 Module 8 – Weeks 8

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