Module 4 - Assessment

“The Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics”

Name: LANDINGIN, RAYVEN R. Date: 05-28-23

Direction:

Use the link to go to the website, “This Dynamic Earth: the Story of Plate Tectonics.”
All information can be found there. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/dynamic.html Record all
your answers on a Google Docs file and send the link in our Google Classroom labelled: 4.3
ASSESSMENT

Guide Questions: Answers

1. Explain the “Theory of Plate Tectonics.”
These plates are moving in relation to
one another because they are resting
on hotter, more mobile material. The
lithosphere is composed of numerous
plates that move across the rocky
mantle, forming a solid, rigid shell.

2. Why is it said that the Earth is restless? Earth is restless because the mantle's
3. ongoing cycle of heating and cooling
causes plate movement on the planet's
surface.

4. Explain the significance of Thesaurus a choreography, geography, and

Geographicus. history of Asia, Africa, and America
5.
that has been accurately extracted
from the finest contemporary travelers
and most respected historians and is
illustrated with maps that have been
fairly engraved on copper by recent
discoveries and adjustments made by
Herman Moll.

6. Explain Alfred Wegener’s concept of Pangaea and Wegener was convinced that all of
the evidence he used to support it. Earth's continents were once part of a

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8. Why was Wegener’s theory of continental drift
rejected by scientist?
9.
10. Explain in detail each of the four major
scientific developments that spurred the formulation
of the plate-tectonics theory.
11. Describe the processes that occur at each of the
four types of plate boundaries. Provide an example
of each type. Draw an illustration of each type.
12. Explain Henry Hess’ contribution to the theory of
plate tectonics.
13. Specifically describe the formation of the
Himalayas
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single, massive landmass known as
Pangaea. Wegener, a trained
astronomer, used biology, botany, and
geology to explain Pangaea and
continental drift.
Wegener proposed that the shift that
led to the rejection of the continental
drift theory was caused by pole-fleeing
force and tidal force.
The development of the plate-tectonics
theory was particularly influenced by
four significant scientific discoveries:
(1) proof of the ocean floor's youth and
abrasiveness; (2) confirmation of the
Earth's magnetic field's repeated
reversals in the past; and (3) the
emergence of the seafloor-spreading
hypothesis.
When two tectonic plates diverge, a
diverging border is created. When two
plates collide, a convergent border is
created. When two plates move past
one another, a transform plate
boundary is created. The San Andreas
fault zone is one of the most well-
known transform plate borders. Both
natural and artificial plate boundaries
are created when two plates move past
one another.
Hess discovered that the tectonic
action that causes continents to drift
depends critically on oceanic mountain
ranges known as mid-ocean ridges.
The Himalayas between 40 and 50
million years ago, two massive
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14. How do we currently track the movement of
tectonic plates?
15. Explain how the Hawaiian Islands were formed?
How do we know that the islands were not formed
at the same time?
16. Explain the processes that are driving the
movement of tectonic plates?
17. Compare and contrast oceanic and continental
crust
18. Describe the natural hazards caused by plate
tectonics.
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landmasses, India and Eurasia,
collided as a result of plate movement,
giving rise to this enormous mountain
range.
Geodetic data taken from the ground
or space can be used to directly
monitor the movement of plates.
Geodesy is the study of the size and
form of the Earth. With the aid of
laser-electronic devices, conventional
but extremely accurate ground
surveying techniques are used to take
measurements on the ground.
Such a hot point in the center of the
Pacific Plate is what gave rise to the
Hawaiian Islands. The plate is moving,
but the hot point is fixed. As a result,
the chain of islands that make up the
Hawaiian Island chain was constructed
as the plate passed over the hot area.
Tremendous heat and pressure within
the earth cause the hot magma to flow
in convection currents. These currents
cause the movement of the tectonic
plates that make up the Earth's crust.
Oceanic crust and continental crust
are the two primary types of crust, and
they are both distinct in several ways.
Oceanic crust is only 5–10 km thick,
but continental crust is often 20–70 km
thick.
Even while tectonic plate movement is
normally sluggish, occurring at a rate
of only a few centimeters a year, plate
tectonics is associated with a number
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 of different types of natural disasters,
including earthquakes, volcanoes, and
tsunamis.

19. Explain how plate tectonics contribute to natural
resources.
The oil, gold, and mineral deposits rise
to the surface from below the surface
when the plates shift. Therefore, as the
plates shift, the oil, gold, minerals, etc.
will rise to the surface in the open area.

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