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Geologic Features Mapping Activity Analysis

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Essential Question: How can we use geologic features to identify plate boundaries?

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DIRECTIONS: After completing the mapping activity, use your notes and world map to answer the questions below.

Analysis Questions

Geography Map

Question 1

1.

Where do you see mountain ranges around the world?

Question 2

2.

What kind(s) of plate movement can create mountain ranges (volcanic or non-volcanic)?

Question 3

3.

Where do you see ocean ridges around the world?

Question 4

4.

What kind(s) of plate movement can create ocean ridges?

Volcanology Map

Question 5

5.

Where on continental crust does volcanic activity tend to occur?

Question 6

6.

Where on oceanic crust does volcanic activity tend to occur?

Question 7

7.

Why do you think that volcanoes tend to form in these locations?

Question 8

8.

What does a chain of volcanic activity on land or in the ocean indicate?

Question 9

9.

What kind(s) of plate movement can create volcanic mountain ranges?

Question 10

10.

Where are there non-volcanic mountain ranges?

Question 11

11.

How do you know that there are non-volcanic mountain ranges in these locations?

Seismology Map

Question 12

12.

Where on continental crust does seismic activity tend to occur?

Question 13

13.

Where on oceanic crust does seismic activity tend to occur?

Question 14

14.

Why do you think that seismic activity tends to occur in these locations?

Question 15

15.

What does a cluster of seismic activity indicate?

Question 16

16.

What kind(s) of plate movement can create seismic activity (earthquakes)?

Question 17

17.

Where on continental crust does seismic activity tend to occur?

Question 18

18.

Where on oceanic crust does seismic activity tend to occur?

Question 19

19.

Describe the relationship you see between the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes.

Question 20

20.

Why does this relationship between the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes exist?

Geochronology Map

Question 21

21.

Where does the youngest crust in the oceans tend to be located?

Question 22

22.

Why is the youngest crust located there?

Question 23

23.

Where does the oldest crust in the oceans tend to be located?

Question 24

24.

Why is the oldest crust located there?

Question 25

25.

Describe what happens to the age of the seafloor as you move away from the youngest crust.

Question 26

26.

What kind(s) of plate movement can create new crust?

Question 27

27.

What kind(s) of plate movement can destroy old crust?

Conclusion Questions

Question 28

28.

How do the locations of these geologic features relate to the locations of tectonic plate boundaries?

Question 29

29.

How do the locations of these geologic features relate to the movement of tectonic plates?

Application Questions

Plate Boundary Map

Locate the plate boundary between the South American Plate and the African Plate.

Question 30

30.

Which geologic features occur along this boundary?

Question 31

31.

Based on the geologic features that occur along this boundary, what type of plate boundary do you think this is?

Question 32

32.

Explain how you came to this conclusion.

Locate the plate boundary between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate.

Question 33

33.

Which geologic features occur along this boundary?

Question 34

34.

Based on the geologic features that occur (and the features that do NOT occur) along this plate boundary, what type of plate boundary do you think this is?

Question 35

35.

Explain how you came to this conclusion.

Locate the plate boundary between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate.

Question 36

36.

Which geologic features occur along this boundary?

Question 37

37.

Based on the geologic features that occur (and the features that do NOT occur) along this plate boundary, what type of plate boundary do you think this is?

Question 38

38.

Explain how you came to this conclusion.

Locate the plate boundary between the Philippine Plate and the Pacific Plate.

Question 39

39.

Which geologic features occur along this boundary?

Question 40

40.

Based on the geologic features that occur along this boundary, what type of plate boundary do you think this is?

Question 41

41.

Explain how you came to this conclusion.

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