Plate Tectonics

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Quarter 1 Week 3
Most Essential Learning Competency:
Describe and relate the distribution of active
volcanoes, earthquake epicenters, and major
mountain belts to Plate Tectonic Theory.
(S10ES – Ia-j-36.1)
Quarter 1 Week 3
At the end of the session, you will be able to:
►describe the distribution of active volcanoes,
earthquake epicenters and major mountain belts and
infer the relationship of tectonic plates, earthquake
epicenters and active volcanoes;
►relate the distribution of active volcanoes, earthquake
epicenters, and major mountain belts to Plate Tectonic
Theory.
PRE-TEST
Directions:
Read the questions carefully. Write the
letter of the correct answer on your
answer sheet.
 PRE-TEST
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_____1. Which is true about plate tectonics theory?
A. lithospheric plates move
B. oceanic crust "slides over" continental crust
C. continental crust "plows through" oceanic crust
D. tectonic forces cause the most damage in the
center of the plates
 PRE-TEST
D
_____2. In what place do tectonic plates interact?
A. centers
B. regions
C. reversals
D. boundaries
 PRE-TEST
C
_____3. Which is NOT the main principle of plate
tectonics?
A. Plate movements cause continents to drift
B. Tectonic plates move relative to one another
C. Movement of tectonic plates can be prevented
D. Interactions of plate tectonics cause
earthquake, volcanoes and mountain belts
LOOKING BACK
Directions: Number the following phrases
according to the correct sequence to reveal the
sentence that gives an idea on earthquake
epicenter. Write your answer on the answer sheet.
LOOKING BACK
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Plate Tectonic Theory
The theory of plate tectonics
states that the Earth’s solid
outer crust, the lithosphere, is
separated into plates that
move over the asthenosphere,
the molten upper portion of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_tectonics#/media/File:Plates_tect2_en.

the mantle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_tectonics#/media/
 Basic Plate Tectonic Concepts
►Earth’s crust and the uppermost layer of the mantle are
composed of rigid units called plates.
►The movement of these plates is small, in the order of
millimeters per year.
►Large-scale geological activities occur on or near plate
boundaries.
►Areas farther from plate boundaries are less prone to
earthquakes.
 Basic Plate Tectonic Concepts
►The Philippine Sea plate,
which is oceanic, moves
northwestward, ranging from
as fast as 102 mm/year down
around 54 mm/year.
►Most of the Philippine islands
don’t lie on top of the
Philippine Sea plate but on the
Sunda Plate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Sea_Plate#/media/File:PhilippinePlate.p
 Major Key Concepts
►The volcanoes, earthquake’s epicenter, and
major mountain belts are distributed in close
proximity of the borders of the tectonic plates.
Once tectonic plates moved in any possible
motion, it could create changes leading to
geologic features and events.
 Major Key Concepts
►Most of the active volcanoes nowadays are
found in the so called “Pacific Ring of Fire”
which is practically the border of the Pacific
Tectonic Plate.
Pacific Ring of Fire
• Argentina • Kiribati
• Belize • Malaysia
• Bolivia • Mexico
• Brazil • New Zealand
• Brunei • Nicaragua
• Canada • Palau
• Colombia • Papua New Guinea
• Chile • Panama
• Costa Rica • Peru
• Ecuador • Philippines
• East Timor • Russia
• El Salvador • Samoa
• Micronesia • Singapore
• Fiji • Solomon Islands
• Guatemala • Tonga
• Honduras • Tuvalu
• Indonesia • United States
• Japan https://www.quora.com/What-countries-are-in-the-Pacific-Ring-
of-Fire
 Major Key Concepts
►The earthquake epicenters are not found only
in a specific place, but they are found
everywhere where there's a border between two
or more tectonic plates. It doesn't matter if they
collide, move away from each other, or subduct,
the earthquakes will be there.
 Major Key Concepts
►The major mountain belts are found in places
where tectonic plates of the same density
collide, so instead some of them go and be
subducted, they push against each other and lift
the area up.
ACTIVITY 1 - Know your Boundaries
Objective: Describe the distribution of active
volcanoes, earthquake epicenters and major
mountain belts and infer the relationship of
tectonic plates, earthquake epicenters and active
volcanoes.
ACTIVITY 1 - Know your Boundaries
Directions: Study the map and answer the
questions given below. Write your answer on the
answer sheet.
ACTIVITY 1 - Know your Boundaries
Critical Thinking Questions:
(1) How are earthquakes distributed as shown on
the map?
Earthquakes are Earthquakes are not
randomly distributed randomly distributed
over the Earth’s over the Earth’s
surface. surface.
(1) How are earthquakes distributed as shown on
the map?
Earthquakes are not
randomly distributed
over the Earth’s surface.
Critical Thinking Questions:
(2) Where are the earthquakes located on the
map?
Some are located Some are in mid-
near the edges of continents while
the continents. others are in
oceans.
(2) Where are the earthquakes located on the
map?
Some are Some are in
located near mid-
the edges of continents
the while others
continents. are in oceans.
Critical Thinking Questions:
(3) How are volcanoes distributed on the map?

Volcanoes are Volcanoes are

randomly not randomly
distributed. distributed.
(3) How are volcanoes distributed on the map?

Volcanoes are not

randomly distributed.
Critical Thinking Questions:
(4) Where are the volcanoes located on the map?

Majority of the Most of the volcanoes

volcanoes are are located in western
found along the coast of North and
edges of some South America, East
continents. and Southeast Asia.
(4) Where are the volcanoes located on the map?

Majority of the Most of the volcanoes

volcanoes are are located in western
found along the coast of North and
edges of some South America, East
continents. and Southeast Asia.
Critical Thinking Questions:
(5) Describe how the active volcanoes,
earthquake epicenters and mountain belts are
being distributed in the Earth’s lithosphere.

They are distributed They are distributed

in close proximity of far apart from the
the borders of the borders of the tectonic
tectonic plates. plates.
(5) Describe how the active volcanoes, earthquake
epicenters and mountain belts are being distributed in the
Earth’s lithosphere.

They are distributed in

close proximity of the
borders of the tectonic
plates.
POST TEST
Directions:
Write TRUE if the statement is correct;
FALSE if it is not. Write the answer on
your answer sheet.
POST TEST
T
___________1) The distribution of the volcanoes,
earthquake epicenters, and major mountain belts
are distributed in close along the borders of the
tectonic plates.
POST TEST
F
___________2) The theory of plate tectonics
states that since from the very start, plates are
already separated and has volcanoes and
mountain ranges on it even without plate motion.
POST TEST
F
___________3) Earthquake epicenters are found
everywhere where there is a border between two
or more tectonic plates.
POST TEST
F
___________4) Volcanoes and earthquake epicenters
are located far from plate boundaries.

T
___________5) Plate tectonics suggests that Earth’s
crust is made of plates that interact in various ways,
thus producing earthquakes, mountains, volcanoes,
and other geologic features.
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