Major Tectonic Plates Guided Lesson

​Major Tectonic Plates Guided Lesson

Plate Tectonics

• The theory of plate tectonics states that Earth's surface is broken into large, rigid pieces that move with respect to each other.

• These plates move slowly and can form volcanoes and mountains and cause earthquakes.

Plate Names

Notice the names of the plates almost fully match the names of the continents.

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What is the name of plate 3?​ ​

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Pacific plate

Eurasian plate

Antarctic plate

South American Plate

South African Plate

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What is the name of plate 6?

• Eurasian plate

• Indo-Australian plate

• North American plate

• Antarctic plate

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What is the name of plate 4

• African plate

• Indo-Australian plate

• Pacific plate

• Antarctic plate

Plate Tectonics Notes

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• Most tectonic plates are made up of a combination of oceanic and continental crust.

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• There are 7 major tectonic plates by size that make up the lithosphere.

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What is the name of plate 1?

• African plate

• North American plate

• Eurasian Plate

• Eurmerican Plate

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What is the name of plate 2

• African plate

• North American plate

• Eurasian plate

• Pacific plate

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Identify the Major Plate labeled B

• African Plate
• Antarctic Plate
• Pacific Plate
• Eurasian Plate 

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What is the name of plate 5?

• African plate

• South American plate

• Eurasian plate

• Indo-Australian plate

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What is the name of the plate to the south of the Eurasian plate?

• Pacific plate

• South American plate

• Antarctic plate

• Indo-Australian plate

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Is there a pattern to the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes around the globe?

• No, earthquakes and volcanoes are random.

• Yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur near the boundaries of tectonic plates.

• yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur in the middle of tectonic plates.

• No, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur under water.

Multiple Choice

Identify tectonic plate Y.

• North American Plate

• Pacific Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• Antarctic Plate

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Identify tectonic plate X.

• North American Plate

• Pacific Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• Antarctic Plate

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Identify tectonic plate W.

• North American Plate

• Pacific Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• Antarctic Plate

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Identify tectonic plate B.

• North American Plate

• South American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• African Plate

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Identify tectonic plate C.

• North American Plate

• South American Plate

• Eurasian Plate

• African Plate

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What is this major plate labeled "G"?

• Pacific

• Antarctic

• Indo-Australian

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What is this major plate labeled "F"?

• North American

• Eurasian

• Pacific

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What is this major plate?

• African

• South American

• Indo-Australian

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What is this major plate labneled "D"?

• Indo-Australian

• Pacific

• Eurasian

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What is this major plate?

• Eurasian

• North American

• Antarctic

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What is this major plate labeled "B"?

• North American

• Indo-Australian

• Eurasian

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What is this major plate labeled "A"?

• African

• South American

• Eurasian

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In the diagram representing Earth’s tectonic plates, which plate is labeled as B?

• North American plate

• Eurasian Plate

• Australian plate

• African Plate

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The map below shows the locations of tectonic plates. The South American Plate is —

• Plate A

• Plate B

• Plate C

• Plate D

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The tectonic plate labeled A in the diagram is the

• Eurasian Plate

• Indo-Australian Plate

• Pacific Plate

• African Plate

Hotspot

Click on the Indo-Australian Plate

Multiple Choice

What movement am I?

• convergent (move together)

• divergent (move apart)

• transform (slide)

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• Convergent(move together)

• Divergent(move apart)

• Transform(slide)

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• convergent(move together)

• divergent(move apart)

• transform(slide)