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chingQuest
ion:Whydopat t
ernsoccurin
t
helocati
onsofmount ai
nranges,
oceantrenches,
vol
canoes,andear
thquakes?

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ernsofEar
th’
s Wheredothepatt
ernsofEar
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s
f
eatur
esoccur? f
eatur
esoccur?
HowiseachofEar
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sfeat
ures HowiseachofEar
th’
sfeat
ures
f
ormed? f
ormed?
Whatcausesthepat
ternsof Whatcausesthepat
ternsof
Ear
th’
sfeatur
estooccur? Ear
th’
sfeatur
estooccur?

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chi
ngQuest ion:Whydopat ter
nsoccuri
n
t
helocati
onsofmount ai
nranges,ocean
t
renches,
volcanoes,andearthquakes?
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neofEv
idence–Mapoft
heFeat
uresWeKnow Mountainranges,oceant r
enches, volcanoes,
and
ear
thquakesoccuri npatterns.Themov ementof
WeplottedEart
h’sf
eaturesthatwealr
eadyknew.We
pl
atescausest hesefeaturest ooccur.Theyoccuri
n
obser
vedt hatt
heEart
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esoccurcl
oseto
pat
ternsbecausecer t
ainf eaturesareformedathesit
e
eachother.
oft
het hr
eet ypesofplateboundar ies.

Li
neofEv
idence–Mappi
ngEar
th’
sFeat
ures
Li
neofEv
idence–Mapoft
heFeat
uresWeKnow
Mountai
nr anges,
oceantr
enches,
vol
canoes,
and
WeplottedEart
h’sf
eaturesthatwealr
eadyknew.We
ear
thquakesoccurinpat
ter
ns.
obser
vedt hatt
heEart
h’sfeatur
esoccurcl
oseto
eachother.

Li
neofEv
idence–I
nfor
mat
ionalText

Themov ementofplat
escausesmount ai
nranges, Li
neofEv
idence–Mappi
ngEar
th’
sFeat
ures
oceantr
enches,v
olcanoes,andear
thquakesoccur.
Mountai
nr anges,
oceantr
enches,
vol
canoes,
and
Therearet
hreetypesofplat
eboundari
es(div
ergent,
ear
thquakesoccurinpat
ter
ns.
conver
gent,
andtransfor
m) .

Li
neofEv
idence–I
nfor
mat
ionalText
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neofEv
idence–WhenPl
atesCol
li
deLab
Themov ementofplat
escausesmount ai
nranges,
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ainf
eat
uresofEart
hoccurateachofthethr
ee
oceantr
enches,v
olcanoes,andear
thquakesoccur.
ty
pesofboundari
es.Thesef
eaturesmovebecauseof
Therearet
hreetypesofplat
eboundari
es(div
ergent,
movementatplat
esatthepl
ateboundar
ies.
conver
gent,
andtransfor
m) .

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gAhaThesi
sSt
atement
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neofEv
idence–WhenPl
atesCol
li
deLab

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ainf
eat
uresofEart
hoccurateachofthethr
ee
ty
pesofboundari
es.Thesef
eaturesmovebecauseof
movementatplat
esatthepl
ateboundar
ies.

Bi
gAhaThesi
sSt
atement

Mountainranges,oceant r
enches, volcanoes,
and
ear
thquakesoccuri npatterns.Themov ementof
pl
atescausest hesefeaturest ooccur.Theyoccuri
n
pat
ternsbecausecer t
ainf eaturesareformedathesit
e
oft
het hreetypesofplateboundar ies.

VanSant
,T.(1990).MapCar t
e342/365:Satel
li
temapofEarth.
[I
mage] .Ret
ri
evedf r
om
Engage-Mapoft
heFeat
uresWeKnow htt
p:/
/mapdesi gn.i
caci
.or
g/2014/12/mapcar
te-
342365-
satel
l
ite-map-of-
eart
h-by-
tom-van-
sant-
1990/
Dir
ecti
ons:
Tryt
oident
if
yasmanyofEar
th’
sfeat
uresasy
ou
can. Engage–Mapoft
heFeat
uresWeKnow
Step1:Wi
thabl
uemar
ker
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if
yasmanymount
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angesas Dir
ecti
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ou
youcan. can.
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ythel
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thabl
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yasmanymount
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angesas
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ident
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ylocat
ionswher
e youcan.
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hquakeshaveoccur
red. St
ep2.Wi
thar
edmar
ker
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if
ythel
ocat
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olcanoes.
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if
ywhereoceant
renchesoccur
?Usea Step3:Withayel
lowmarker,
ident
if
ylocat
ionswher
e
pur
plemar
kertomarkthi
slocat
ion eart
hquakeshaveoccur
red.
Bonus:
Canyouident
if
ywhereoceant
renchesoccur
?Usea
pur
plemar
kertomarkthi
slocat
ion

VanSant
,T.(1990).MapCar t
e342/365:Satel
li
temapofEarth.
[I
mage] .Ret
ri
evedf r
om
htt
p:/
/mapdesi gn.i
caci
.or
g/2014/12/mapcar
te-
342365-
satel
l
ite-map-of-
eart
h-by-
tom-van-
sant-
1990/

Expl
ore-Mappi
ngEar
th’
sFeat
ures
Expl
ore–Mappi
ngEar
th’
sFeat
ures
 Ger
rar
d.(
2017).Coordinat
emapofwor l
dwor ksheet
.[MapofEart
h].
Ger
rar
d.(
2017).Coordinat
emapofwor l
dwor ksheet
.[MapofEart
h]. WorksheetPri
ntabl
eBl
og.Retr
ievedfrom
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ntabl
eBl
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tp:
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aventanaest
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ions Pl
ott
ingpl
ateboundar
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om
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Cent
ri
cit
y
1.Yourmapshoul
dshowt
hatv
olcanoesar
enotr
andoml
y /Domain/
37/Pl
otting%20Plate%20Boundar
ies.
pdf

scat
ter
edbutconcent
rat
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ncer
tai
nar
eas.Descr
ibet
he Quest
ions

pat
ter
nofv
olcanoes. 1.Yourmapshoul
dshowt
hatv
olcanoesar
enotr
andoml
y

scat
ter
edbutconcent
rat
edi
ncer
tai
nar
eas.Descr
ibet
he

2.Wher
ear
ethemaj
ori
tyoft
heear
thquakesandv
olcanoes pat
ter
nofv
olcanoes.

l
ocat
ed?

2.Wher
ear
ethemaj
ori
tyoft
heear
thquakesandv
olcanoes

3.I
sther
ear
elat
ionshi
pbet
weent
hel
ocat
ionoft
heocean l
ocat
ed?

t
renchesandt
hel
ocat
ionoft
heot
herf
eat
uresy
oupl
ott
edon

y
ourmap? 3.I
sther
ear
elat
ionshi
pbet
weent
hel
ocat
ionoft
heocean

t
renchesandt
hel
ocat
ionoft
heot
herf
eat
uresy
oupl
ott
edon

4.Wher
ear
emount
ainr
angest
ypi
cal
l
ylocat
ed?Ar
etheyl
ocat
ed y
ourmap?

nearv
olcanoesorear
thquakes?

4.Wher
ear
emount
ainr
angest
ypi
cal
l
ylocat
ed?Ar
etheyl
ocat
ed

nearv
olcanoesorear
thquakes?
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ateboundar
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otting%20Plate%20Boundar
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pdf
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ngEar
th’
sFeat
uresCER Mappi
ngEar
th’
sFeat
uresCER

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teasentencestat
ingthepatt
ernsfoundat Claim( Wri
teasentencestat
ingthepatt
ernsfoundat
t
hel ocati
onsofmount ai
nranges,oceantr
enches, t
hel ocati
onsofmount ai
nranges,oceantr
enches,
volcanoes,andear
thquakes.
) volcanoes,andear
thquakes.
)

Evidence(Provi
dedescri
pti
onsofwher emount ain Evidence(Provi
dedescri
pti
onsofwher emount ain
ranges,oceantr
enches,vol
canoes,andearthquakes ranges,oceantr
enches,vol
canoes,andearthquakes
arefound.Descri
bethelocati
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bethelocati
onsofmount ainranges,
oceant r
enches,vol
canoes,andear
thquakes.) oceant r
enches,vol
canoes,andear
thquakes.)

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ainhowy ourevidencesuppor
tsyour Reasoning( Expl
ainhowy ourevidencesuppor
tsyour
cl
aim.Di scusswhymount ai
nranges,oceantr
enches, cl
aim.Di scusswhymount ai
nranges,oceantr
enches,
volcanoes,andearthquakesarelocatedint
hesame volcanoes,andearthquakesarelocatedint
hesame
areas.) areas.)
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ngEar
th’
sFeat
uresCER mount
ainsandi
sland.

Cl
aim(Wri
teasent
encest
ati
ngt
hepat
ter
noft
he
moonphases.
)

Volcanoes,ear
thquakes,
oceantr
enches,and
mount ai
nrangesarenotrandoml
yscatter
ed.They
occurinpatter
ns.

Evi
dence(Prov
idenamesanddescri
ptionsofthe
phasesofthemoontosupporty
ourclaim.Descr
ibe
howt ot
ell
thedif
fer
encebet
weenwaxi ngandwaning
phases.
)

From t
hemap, wecanseet hattheAppalachi
an
Mountains,
KetmadecTr ench,av olcano,
andan
eart
hquakealloccurredcloset othesamear ea.Also,
theRockyMount ai
ns, Aleuti
anTr ench,avol
cano,and
aneart
hquakear ealllocatedneart hesamearea.

Reasoni
ng(Expl
ainhowyourevi
dencesuppor
tsyour
cl
aim.Descr
ibehowthephasesofthemoonrepeat
.)

Thesplit
ti
ngoftect
oni
cplatescausesearthquakesto
occur
.Onceanear t
hquakehasoccur r
ed,ocean
tr
enchesarefor
med.Magmar isesfr
om t
het rench,
andav ol
canoerupt
s.Then,thelavacool
s,creati
ng
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ngEar
th’
sFeat
uresCER mount
ainsandi
sland.

Cl
aim(Wri
teasent
encest
ati
ngt
hepat
ter
noft
he
moonphases.
)
Expl
ain-I
nfor
mat
ionalText
s
Volcanoes,ear
thquakes,
oceantr
enches,and Nat
ionalOceanicandAtmospher i
cAdmi ni
str
ation.(
2014).What
mount ai
nrangesarenotrandoml
yscatter
ed.They Featur
esForm atTectoni
cPl at
eBoundar i
es?Retr
iev
edfrom
occurinpatter
ns.. htt
p://
oceanexpl
orer
.noaa.gov/f
act
s/tectoni
c-f
eat
ures.
html

Evi
dence(Prov
idenamesanddescri
ptionsofthe
phasesofthemoontosupporty
ourclaim.Descr
ibe
howt ot
ell
thedif
fer
encebet
weenwaxi ngandwaning
phases.
)

From t
hemap, wecanseet hattheAppalachi
an
Mountains,
KetmadecTr ench,av olcano,
andan
eart
hquakealloccurredcloset othesamear ea.Also,
theRockyMount ai
ns, Aleuti
anTr ench,avol
cano,and
aneart
hquakear ealllocatedneart hesamearea.

Reasoni
ng(Expl
ainhowyourevi
dencesuppor
tsyour
cl
aim.Descr
ibehowthephasesofthemoonrepeat
.)

Thesplit
ti
ngoftect
oni
cplatescausesearthquakesto
occur
.Onceanear t
hquakehasoccur r
ed,ocean
tr
enchesarefor
med.Magmar isesfr
om t
het rench,
andav ol
canoerupt
s.Then,thelavacool
s,creati
ng
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ain-I
nfor
mat
ionalText
s I
nfor
mat
ionalText
sReadi
ngQuest
ions
Nat
ionalOceanicandAtmospher i
cAdmi ni
str
ation.(
2014).What 1.Whati
sEar
th’
sout
ercr
ustcomposedof
?
Featur
esForm atTectoni
cPl at
eBoundar i
es?Retr
iev
edfrom
htt
p://
oceanexpl
orer
.noaa.gov/f
act
s/tectoni
c-f
eat
ures.
html

2.Whati
sapl
ateboundar
y?

3.Wher
ear
edeepoceant
renchesf
ormed?

4.Whathappenswhenmagmar
isesf
rom t
he
si
nki
ngplates?
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nfor
mat
ional
Text
sReadi
ngQuest
ions

1.WhatisEar
th’sout
ercr
ustcomposedof
?
Tect
onicpl
ates

2.Whati
sapl
ateboundar
y?

3.Wher
ear
edeepoceant
renchesf
ormed?

4.Whathappenswhenmagmar
isesf
rom t
he
si
nki
ngplates?
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nfor
mat
ionalText
sReadi
ngQuest
ions ANSWERKEYI
nfor
mat
ionalText
sReadi
ngQuest
ions

1.Whati
sEar
th’
sout
ercr
ustcomposedof
? 1.Whati
sEar
th’
sout
ercr
ustcomposedof
?
Tect
oni
cpl
ates Tect
oni
cpl
ates

2.Whati
sapl
ateboundar
y? 2.Whati
sapl
ateboundar
y?
Thepl
acewher
etwot
ect
oni
cpl
atesmeet
. Thepl
acewher
etwot
ect
oni
cpl
atesmeet
.

3.Wher
ear
edeepoceant
renchesf
ormed? 3.Wher
ear
edeepoceant
renchesf
ormed?
Deepoceantr
enchesf
orm wheret
ect
oni
cpl
ates Deepoceantr
enchesf
orm wheret
ect
oni
cpl
ates
ar
esubductedandear
thquakesar
ecommon. ar
esubductedandear
thquakesar
ecommon.

4.Whathappenswhenmagmar
isesf
rom t
he 4.Whathappenswhenmagmar
isesf
rom t
he
si
nki
ngplates? si
nki
ngplates?
Av
olcanoi
sfor
med. Av
olcanoi
sfor
med.
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abor
ate–WhenPl
atesCol
li
deLab
Goodwi
n,M.(n.d.
).Whenplatescoll
ide.Ret
riev
edf r
om
htt
p://
oceanexplor
er.
noaa.gov/expl
orat
ions/10chi
l
e/backgr
ou
nd/edu/media/
whenplates.
pdf

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abor
ate–WhenPl
atesCol
li
deLab
Goodwi
n,M.(n.d.
).Whenplatescoll
ide.Ret
riev
edf r
om
htt
p://
oceanexplor
er.
noaa.gov/expl
orat
ions/10chi
l
e/backgr
ou
nd/edu/media/
whenplates.
pdf
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atesCol
li
deLabCER WhenPl
atesCol
li
deLabCER

Clai
m( Wri
teasent
encestati
ngwhymount ai
nranges, Clai
m( Wri
teasent
encestati
ngwhymount ai
nranges,
oceantr
enches,
vol
canoes,andear
thquakesatplat
e oceantr
enches,
vol
canoes,andear
thquakesatplat
e
boundari
es.
) boundari
es.
)

Evidence(Pr
ovi
deevi
dencef
rom thel
abtosupport Evidence(Pr
ovi
deevi
dencef
rom thel
abtosupport
yourclai
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bet
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m.Descri
bet
hewhatevensoccurateach
boundary.
) boundary.
)

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ng( Expl
ainhowy ourevi
dencesupport
sy our Reasoni
ng( Expl
ainhowy ourevi
dencesupport
sy our
cl
aim.Describewhymount ai
nranges,oceantr
enches, cl
aim.Describewhymount ai
nranges,oceantr
enches,
vol
canoes,andearthquakesoccurateachboundary.
) vol
canoes,andearthquakesoccurateachboundary.
)
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atesCol
li
deLabCER

Clai
m( Wri
teasent
encestati
ngwhymount ai
nranges,
oceantr
enches,
vol
canoes,andear
thquakesatplat
e
boundari
es.
)

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gent,conver
gent,
andtransfor
m
boundar
iescausemount ai
nranges,
oceantrenches,
vol
canoes,andear
thquakestooccur.

Evidence(Pr
ovi
deevi
dencef
rom thel
abtosupport
yourclai
m.Descri
bet
hewhatevensoccurateach
boundary.
)

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edapar tatdiv
ergentboundaries,
which
createsanoceant r
encht hatmagmar i
sefrom.At
conv er
gentboundaries,t
hecontinentalpl
ateoverl
aps
theoceanicplate,
whi chissubducted.Attr
ansform
boundar i
es,t
heplatesarepushedi nopposite
directi
ons,whi
chcausesear thquakes.

Reasoni
ng( Expl
ainhowy ourevi
dencesupport
sy our
cl
aim.Describewhymount ai
nranges,oceantr
enches,
vol
canoes,andearthquakesoccurateachboundary.
)

Atdivergentboundar i
es,oceantrenchesar ef
ormed
andv olcanoeserupt.Whent hecontinentalpl
ate
overl
apst heoceanicpl at
e,amount ainrangeisfor
med.
Attransform boundaries,t
heplatesslidepasteach
other,whichcauseear thquakes
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atesCol
li
deLabCER

Clai
m( Wri
teasent
encestati
ngwhymount ai
nranges,
oceantr
enches,
vol
canoes,andear
thquakesatplat
e
boundari
es.
)

Movementatdiver
gent,conver
gent,
andtransfor
m
boundar
iescausemount ai
nranges,
oceantrenches,
vol
canoes,andear
thquakestooccur.

Evidence(Pr
ovi
deevi
dencef
rom thel
abtosupport
yourclai
m.Descri
bet
hewhatevensoccurateach
boundary.
)

Platesarepull
edapar tatdiv
ergentboundaries,
which
createsanoceant r
encht hatmagmar i
sefrom.At
conv er
gentboundaries,t
hecontinentalpl
ateoverl
aps
theoceanicplate,
whi chissubducted.Attr
ansform
boundar i
es,t
heplatesarepushedi nopposite
directi
ons,whi
chcausesear thquakes.

Reasoni
ng( Expl
ainhowy ourevi
dencesupport
sy our
cl
aim.Describewhymount ai
nranges,oceantr
enches,
vol
canoes,andearthquakesoccurateachboundary.
)

Atdivergentboundar i
es,oceantrenchesar ef
ormed
andv olcanoeserupt.Whent hecontinentalpl
ate
overl
apst heoceanicpl at
e,amount ainrangeisfor
med.
Attransform boundaries,t
heplatesslidepasteach
other,whichcauseear thquakes
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aluat
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ter
nsofEar
th’
sFeat
uresQuest
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aluat
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ter
nsofEar
th’
sFeat
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ions

1.Wher
ecany
ouf
indpat
ter
nsi
nthel
ocat
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ecany
ouf
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ter
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nthel
ocat
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ain

r
anges,
vol
canoes,
andear
thquakes? r
anges,
vol
canoes,
andear
thquakes?

a.Cont
inent
s a.Cont
inent
s

b.Pl
ateboundar
ies b.Pl
ateboundar
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c. Ocean c. Ocean

d.Equat
or d.Equat
or

2.Li
stt
het
hreet
ypesofpl
ateboundar
ies. 2.Li
stt
het
hreet
ypesofpl
ateboundar
ies.

3.Whati
sapl
ateboundar
y? 3.Whati
sapl
ateboundar
y?

4.Whati
sEar
th’
scr
ustcomposedof
? 4.Whati
sEar
th’
scr
ustcomposedof
?

5.Twot
ect
oni
cpl
ateshav
ejustcr
ashedi
ntoeachot
heri
nthe 5.Twot
ect
oni
cpl
ateshav
ejustcr
ashedi
ntoeachot
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ange,
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lant
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ocean

t
rench,
vol
cano,
orear
thquakewoul
doccur
? t
rench,
vol
cano,
orear
thquakewoul
doccur
?
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th’
s Ev
aluat
e–ANSWERKeyf
orPat
ter
nsofEar
th’
s

Feat
uresQuest
ions Feat
uresQuest
ions

1.Wher
ecany
ouf
indpat
ter
nsi
nthel
ocat
ionsofmount
ain
1.Wher
ecany
ouf
indpat
ter
nsi
nthel
ocat
ionsofmount
ain
r
anges,
vol
canoes,
andear
thquakes?
r
anges,
vol
canoes,
andear
thquakes?
b.Pl
ateboundar
ies
b.Pl
ateboundar
ies
2.Li
stt
het
hreet
ypesofpl
ateboundar
ies.
2.Li
stt
het
hreet
ypesofpl
ateboundar
ies.
1.Di
ver
gentboundar
ies
1.Di
ver
gentboundar
ies
2.Conv
ergentBoundar
ies
2.Conv
ergentboundar
ies
3.Tr
ansf
orm boundar
ies
3.Tr
ansf
orm boundar
ies
3.Whati
sapl
ateboundar
y?
3.Whati
sapl
ateboundar
y?
Thepl
acewher
etwot
ect
oni
cpl
atesmeet
Thepl
acewher
etwot
ect
oni
cpl
atesmeet
4.Whati
sEar
th’
scr
ustcomposedof
?
4.Whati
sEar
th’
scr
ustcomposedof
?
Tect
oni
cpl
ates
Tect
oni
cpl
ates
5.Twot
ect
oni
cpl
ateshav
ejustcr
ashedi
ntoeachot
heri
nthe
5.Twot
ect
oni
cpl
ateshav
ejustcr
ashedi
ntoeachot
heri
nthe
At
lant
icOcean.Pr
edi
ctwhet
heramount
ainr
ange,
ocean
At
lant
icOcean.Pr
edi
ctwhet
heramount
ainr
ange,
ocean
t
rench,
vol
cano,
orear
thquakewoul
doccur
?
t
rench,
vol
cano,
orear
thquakewoul
doccur
?
Oceant
renches
Oceant
renches
 Ty
pesofBoundar
ies Earth’
sFeat
urest
hatoccurateachboundar
y(mountai
n
ranges,
oceantr
enches,v
olcanoes,
andeart
hquakes)

Di
ver
gentBoundar
y

Conv
ergentBoundar
y

Tr
ansf
orm Boundar
y
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gAh-
HaThesi
s Bi
gAh-
HaThesi
s

Thepur poseoft hi suni twast ounder st andwhy Thepur poseoft hi suni twast ounder st andwhy
pat t
ernsoccuratt hel ocat ionsofmount ai
nr anges, pat t
ernsoccuratt hel ocat ionsofmount ai
nr anges,
oceant renches, volcanoes, andear thquakes.We oceant renches, volcanoes, andear thquakes.We
compl etedamapofEar t
h’sf eat ur est hatweal r eady compl etedamapofEar t
h’sf eat ur est hatweal r eady
knew, themappi ngEar th’sf eatur esact ivit
y, andt he knew, themappi ngEar th’sf eatur esact ivit
y, andt he
whenpl atescol li
del abt ogat herl inesofev idence. whenpl atescol li
del abt ogat herl inesofev idence.
Whenwemappedf eatur esofEar tht hatwe Whenwemappedf eatur esofEar tht hatwe
alreadyknew, wei dent i
fiedmount ainr anges, ocean alreadyknew, wei dent i
fiedmount ainr anges, ocean
trenches, v olcanoes, andear t
hquakes.Weobser ved trenches, v olcanoes, andear t
hquakes.Weobser ved
ourmapt of i
ndpat t
er ns.Wei dent if
iedt hatsomeof ourmapt of i
ndpat t
er ns.Wei dent if
iedt hatsomeof
Ear t
h’sf eat uresoccurcl oset oeachot her. Ear t
h’sf eat uresoccurcl oset oeachot her.
Wepl ot tedspeci fi
cmount ainr anges, ocean Wepl ot tedspeci fi
cmount ainr anges, ocean
trenches, v olcanoes, andear t
hquakesonamap.Af ter trenches, v olcanoes, andear t
hquakesonamap.Af ter
wepl ot tedt hepoi nts, wecoul dseepat terns.I ncer tain wepl ot tedt hepoi nts, wecoul dseepat terns.I ncer tain
areas, mount ai nranges, oceant r enches, v
ol canoes, areas, mount ai nranges, oceant r enches, v
ol canoes,
andear thquakesal loccur redi nthesamear ea. andear thquakesal loccur redi nthesamear ea.
Wel ear nedt hatEar th’sf eat uresoccuratpl at e Wel ear nedt hatEar th’sf eat uresoccuratpl at e
boundar ies.Dur i
ngt he“ whenpl at escol l
idel ab, ”we boundar ies.Dur i
ngt he“ whenpl at escol l
idel ab, ”we
sawt hatcer t
ai nfeatur esoccurateachoft het hree sawt hatcer t
ai nfeatur esoccurateachoft het hree
typesofboundar ies.Oceant renchesandv ol canoes typesofboundar ies.Oceant renchesandv ol canoes
form atdi v ergentboundar ies.Vol canoes, ear thquakes, form atdi v ergentboundar ies.Vol canoes, ear thquakes,
andmount ainr angescanal lbef oundatt hesi teof andmount ainr angescanal lbef oundatt hesi teof
conv ergentboundar i
es.Fi nally,ear t
hquakesar eal so conv ergentboundar i
es.Fi nally,ear t
hquakesar eal so
foundatt hesi teoft ransf or m boundar ies. foundatt hesi teoft ransf or m boundar ies.
Eachofourl earni ngact i
v i
tieswasal ineof Eachofourl earni ngact i
v i
tieswasal ineof
ev i
dence.Theyhel pedusf indandexpl ai
nwhypat t erns ev i
dence.Theyhel pedusf indandexpl ai
nwhypat t erns
occuratt hel ocat i
onsofmount ainr anges, ocean occuratt hel ocat i
onsofmount ainr anges, ocean
trenches, v olcanoes, andear t
hquakes. trenches, v olcanoes, andear t
hquakes.
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f-
Ref
lect
ionPar
agr
aph Sel
f-
Ref
lect
ionPar
agr
aph

Beforethisunit,Idi
dnotr eal
izethatmount ain Beforethisunit,Idi
dnotr eal
izethatmount ain
ranges,oceant r
enches, v
olcanoes, andear t
hquakes ranges,oceant r
enches, v
olcanoes, andear t
hquakes
occurinpat t
erns.Ithoughtthatthesef eatures occurinpatterns.Ithoughtthatthesef eatures
occurredrandoml y.Theactivi
tythathelpedmet he occurredrandoml y.Theactivi
tythathelpedmet he
mostwast hemappi ngEar t
h’sfeatures.Thisactivi
ty mostwast hemappi ngEar t
h’sfeatures.Thisactivi
ty
helpedmev i
suali
zet hepatter
nsofEar t
h’sfeatures. helpedmev i
suali
zet hepatter
nsofEar t
h’sfeatures.