Active Earth

Plate Tectonics

Types of Faults

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Major Geological Events Caused by

Moving Plates

Other Interesting Facts

Some Names Of

Earth’s Plates

Divergent Faults

• Describe a divergent faults

• Explain the geological results (Ex/ mountains, valley, volcanoes, earthquake, etc.)

• Give an example where one exists in the world today

A picture of a divergent fault

Convergent Faults

• Describe a convergent faults

• Explain the geological results (Ex/ mountains, valley, volcanoes, earthquake, etc.)

• Give an example where one exists in the world today

A picture of a convergent fault

Transform Faults

• Describe a Transform fault

• Explain the geological results (Ex/ mountains, valley, volcanoes, earthquake, etc.)

• Give an example where one exists in the world today

A picture of a transform fault

Earthquake and Volcanoes

Earthquakes Volcanoes

Characteristics of Volcanoes

Characteristics of Earthquakes How

they are alike

Label the Tectonic Plates as divergent or convergentDrag and drop to label

for divergent platesDrag and drop to label for convergent plates

Label the longitude and latitude of 20 earthquakes and 20 volcanoes

Year Latitude Longitude Location1902 13 N 61 W Soufrière, St. Vincent

1902 15 N 61 W Mount Pelée, Martinique

1902 15 N 91 W Santa Maria, Guatemala

1907 51 N 157 E Ksudach, Kamchatka, Russia

1911 15 N 121 E Taal, Luzon, Philippines

1912 58 N 155 W Katmal/ Novarupta, Alaska

1914 41 N 123 W Lassen Peak, California

1919 8 S 112 E Kelut, Java, Indonesia

1930 7 S 110 E Merapi, Java, Indonesia

1932 36 S 71 W Quizapú, Chile

1943 19 N 102 W Paracutín, Mexico

1951 9 S 148 E Lamington, Papua New Guinea

1956 56 N 161 E Bezymyannaya, Kamchatka, Russia

1963 63 N 20 W Surtsey, Iceland

1963 8 S 115 E Agung, Bali, Indonesia

1980 46 N 122 W Mount St. Helens, Washington

1982 18 N 93 W El Chichón, Mexico

1985 5 N 75 W Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia

1991 16 N 120 E Pinatubo, Luzon, Philippines

1991 47 S 73 W Cerro Hudson, Chile

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1906 38N 123 W 8.3 San Francisco, CA

1908 38 N 15 E 7.5 Messina, Italy

1923 35 N 140 E 8.2 Kwanio, Japan

1939 40 N 40 E 8.0 Erzincan, Turkey

1948 36 N 136 E 7.3 Honshu, Japan

1960 40 S 73 W 8.5 Southern Chile

1964 61 N 148 W 8.5 Southern Alaska

1970 9 S 79 W 7.8 Northern Peru

1976 8 N 124 E 8.1 Mindano, Philippines

1976 15 N 89 W 7.5 Guatemala

1980 36 N 1 E 7.4 El Asnam, Algeria

1985 18 N 103 W 8.1 Michocán, Mexico

1988 41 N 44 E 6.8 Armenia

1989 37 N 122 W 7.1 Loma Prieta, CA

1990 38 N 50 E 7.6 Western Iran

1992 34 N 117 W 7.1 Landers, CA

1994 34 N 119 W 6.7 Northridge, CA

1994 14 S 68 W 8.3 Northern Bolivia

1994 44 N 145 E 8.3 Kuril Islands, Japan

1995 35 N 135 E 6.9 Kobe, Japan

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Conclusion

• What conclusion can your draw as to what causes earthquakes and volcanoes?

Ring of Fire

• On slide 8, you mapped out what scientist call the Ring of Fire. Why do you think it is called this?