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Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift
Language Objectives: Students will compare different theories on the creation of Earth. Students will revise an already developed theory to design their own theory.
TEKS Objectives: (8.3) Scientific processes. The student uses critical thinking and scientific
problem solving to make informed decisions. The student is expected to: (A) Analyze, review, and critique scientific explanations, including
hypotheses and theories, as to their strengths and weaknesses using scientific evidence and information;
(D) Evaluate the impact of research on scientific thought, society, and the environment; and
(E) Connect Grade 8 science concepts with the history of science and contributions of scientists.
(8.14) Science concepts. The student knows that natural events and human activities can alter Earth systems. The student is expected to: Predict land features resulting from gradual changes such as mountain
building, beach erosion, land subsidence, and continental drift;
Continental Drift
_________ proposed the theory that the crustal plates are moving over the mantle. This was supported by fossil and rock type evidence; also matching of coastline shapes.
Wegener
Plate Boundaries
The following two slides show maps of the current major plate boundaries and their relative motions.
You should be able to describe various landforms created by different plate movements.
Plate Boundaries
Divergent Boundary – moving _____ Convergent Boundary – moving
________ Transform Fault Boundary – moving
________________________
apart
together
sideways past each other
Divergent boundary of two continental plates.
Creates a __________. Example: _____________rift valley East African Rift
Convergent boundary of two oceanic plates.
Creates an ________ and a _____. Example: _____island arc trench Japan
Convergent boundary of an oceanic plate and a continental plate. Forms a _______ mountain range and a ______. Examples: _______ or _______ Mts
volcanictrench Cascades Andes
Convergent boundary of two continental plates. Forms a ______ mountain range. Examples: ___________, Alps, ______________
folded HimalayasAppalachians
Transform-fault boundary where the North American and Pacific plates are moving ____ each other.
Example: ________________ in California
past
San Andreas Fault
Plate Boundaries Review
Places where plates move apart are called _____________ boundaries.
When continental plates diverge a ___________ is formed.
When two oceanic plates converge what is created? _________________
The Appalachians formed mainly from continental plate collisions and therefore are a __________ mountain range.
The force moving the plates is ____________ .Convection currents
divergent
rift valley
an island arc and a trench
folded