Polanco II District Unified Learning Activity Sheet

SCIENCE 10
Quarter 1 Week 5 SY 2021-2022

LEARNER’S NAME SCORE:

SECTION:

Learning Competency
Explain the different processes that occur
along the plate boundaries (S10ES –Ia-j-36.3)

Background Information for Learners

Plate Movements is a scientific theory describing the
large- scale motion of seven large plates and the
movements of a larger number of smaller plates of the
Earth’s lithosphere. This movement processes began on
Earth between 3.3 and 3.5 billion years ago.

Causes of Plate Movements

The force that causes most of the plate movements is
called thermal convection, where heat from the Earth's interior causes currents of hot rising magma and cooler
sinking magma to flow, moving the plates of the crust along with them. In ridge push and slab pull, gravity is
acting on the plate to cause the movement.

Examples of Plate Movements

Due to the extreme temperatures inside the
earth, hot magma rises from the mantle at mid-
ocean ridges, thus pushing the plates apart. As
a result, earthquakes occur along the fractures
that appear as the plates move away from each
other. Some examples for this movement
include the East African Rift. Meanwhile, mid-
ocean ridges where two ocean platesmoved
apart can be seen in some regions near the
Azores and Iceland.

ACTIVITIES/EXERCISES

Activity 1: Instruction: The jumbled words below are some of the causes of plate movements. Rearrange them
to find the correct words and afterwards, draw the words that
you have formed.

1. Chenstre
2. Acrslandis
3. ceano- dim
4. geidr
5. Tinsaounm

Activity 2: Instruction: Connect the dots to trace the faults where the plate movement occurs, and describe
what is being formed after.

Answer here!
Activity 3: Instruction: In a one whole sheet of bond paper, draw the plate movements as shown in the figure
1.2 and figure 1.3 from the previous page. Check your work following the rubrics below.

Rubrics
EXPECTATION SCORE
Drawing tasks similar to what was observed with correct label 4
Drawing includes many details (shapes, color, & size) 2
Drawing has a title that helps explain the content 1
Drawing includes written portion that explains what the drawing is intended to show 2
Drawing is legible and large enough to see the details 1
TOTAL 10 POINTS

Activity 4. Instruction: In the same sheet of paper you use in Activity 3, identify what is formed from the plate
movements that you have just illustrated. Check your work following the rubric given above in activity 3.

Activity 5. Instruction: For this activity, you

will differentiate the following terms of plate
movements. Use a symbol (example: an
arrow) to show your answer in the table

below.
The inside of the Earth is filled with
unimaginable force and energy. Several forces
within it are key factors for plate movements.
Of the many forces that it holds, thermal
convection causes most of the movements of
the plates. This force is produced by the heat
from the Earth's interior causing currents of
hot rising magma and cooler sinking magma
to flow, moving the plates of the crust along
with them. Another force causing further
movements is ridge push gravitational
sliding) or sliding plate force. This is a
proposed driving force 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. Lastly, slab pull is a driving factor, too. It is the part of the motion of a tectonic plate caused
by its subduction.

Activity 6. Instructions: For this activity, you will describe the effects of the different forces that cause plate
movements, such as thermal convection, ridge pull and slab pull. Refer to Figure 2.1 above for your answers.
Forces that cause the plate movements Effects of the forces that cause the plate movements
Thermal convection
Ridge push
Slab pull
Reflection:
1. What did I learn from the activities that we had?

2. How does the plate tectonics theory affect people’s lives? Explain.

Reference:
 Science- Grade 10
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 - Module 7: Causes of Plate Moviement
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