Unit 3: Plate TectonicsUnit 3: Plate Tectonics

Warm UpsMrs. Knowlton

September 18, 2014September 18, 2014

Objective: Students will compare and contrast continental drift theory and theory of plate tectonics.

WU: Provide 4 evidences that support the hypothesis of the Continental Drift.

September 18, 2014September 18, 2014

Answers: Continental PuzzleMatching FossilsAncient ClimatesRock types and Structures

September 19, 2014September 19, 2014

Objective: Students will compare and contrast Plate Boundaries.

WU: name the 3 types of plate boundaries and describe the action of each.

Vocabulary Quiz – Thursday

September 19, 2014September 19, 2014

ANSWERS:Convergent: plates are coming together- causes mountains, volcanoesDivergent : plates are separated- causes rift valleys and mid-oceanic ridgesTransform fault: sliding motion- causes faults

Questions to answer for foldableQuestions to answer for foldable 1. What is the lithosphere divided into? (Be specific) 2. A plate can be made of what? (2 answers) 3. Compare the thickness and density of the oceanic

and continental crusts. 4. During seafloor spreading where are the youngest

rocks found? Oldest? 5. What is caused when one oceanic plate is pushed

under / beneath another plate? 6. What kind of plate boundary created the East African

Rift Valley?

September 22, 2014September 22, 2014 Objective: Students will understand key ideas

about earthquakes. Warm Up: 1. Compared with the oceanic crust,

the continental crust is ___. (thickness and density)

2. When sea floor spreading occurs, where are the youngest rocks found?

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Thicker and less denseClosest to the mantle/ at the bottom of mid- ocean ridge

September 23, 2014September 23, 2014 Objective: Students will investigate properties of

Earthquakes and how they are measured. WU: 1. Name a specific example of a

divergent plate boundary on “continental lithosphere”.

2. On a world map, a series of dots represents locations of ____ (3 things).

Vocabulary Quiz – Today!

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East African Rift ValleyPlate boundaries, earthquakes, volcanoes

September 24, 2014September 24, 2014

Objective: Students will investigate properties of Earthquakes and how they are measured.

WU: 1. The current scale most widely used to measure earthquakes is the____.

2. Tsunamis are often generated by _____.

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Moment Magnitude ScaleEarthquakes that occur on the ocean floor

September 25, 2014September 25, 2014 Objective: Students Compare magma and lava. Locate

volcanoes and relate back to plate boundaries. Explain volcanic effects on the lithosphere and relate back to plate boundaries

Warm Up: 1. What is the main reason Wegner’s Continental drift theory was rejected?

2. What causes plates to shift (move)?

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He could not provide a mechanism for movement of the continents= NO EVIDENCE!

Convection cells

September 26, 2014September 26, 2014

Objective: Infer the locations of volcanoes, earthquakes and faults (strike-slip, reverse and normal) from soil, geologic and topographic map studies.

Warm Up: 1. What are the major layers of the earth (from the inside out).

2. What type of plate boundary cause: rift valleys, island arcs, and ridges?

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Inner core, Outer core, Mantle, CrustDivergent, Convergent, Divergent

September 29, 2014September 29, 2014

Objective: Conclude the best location for various types of development to reduce impacts by geohazards and protect

property. Warm Up: Describe the 3 major types of

volcanoes and where are they mostly located?

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Shield, Composite, CinderAlong plate boundaries / hot spots

September 30, 2014September 30, 2014

Objective: Review Unit 3 Objectives Warm Up: Which 2 geological events are most

common along plate boundaries?

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Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

October 1, 2014October 1, 2014

Objective: Show mastery of Unit 3 Objectives. Warm Up: What does an earthquake wave

transmit?

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