Plate tectonics review

Plate tectonics review

List of skills assessed this trimester

• Understanding of concepts  

• Identification of Claim - Evidence - Reasoning

  
  

• Interpretation of graphics and tables

• Using models to explain phenomena 

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of continental drift?

• Fossils

• Mountains

• Climate

• Bird's feathers

Open Ended

What is this image showing?

What is this figure showing?

In each group each student says only one thing. The next one adds another thing, until no body has anything else to add.

Poll

What is a tectonic plate made of?

• lithosphere

• mantle

• mantle and lithosphere

• crust

Multiple Select

What is the role of convection currents in the theory of plate tectonics?

• This is the force that moves plates together

• It heats up Earth's interior

• This is the force that moves plates apart

• It cools down Earth's surface

Map of earthquakes

In groups explain what you can conclude about this image based on what you know about tectonic plates

Multiple Choice

What can you conclude with this image?

• No idea

• Earthquakes follow a random pattern

• Most earthquakes happen at country boundaries

• Most earthquakes happen at plate boundaries

Multiple Choice

What do the white arrows suggest?

• Divergent boundaries

• Mountains

• Magma coming out of the gap