Copy of Lesson 1.4 - Plate Motion

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to study patterns at plate boundaries?

• To understand how earthquakes and volcanoes occur

• To learn about animal migration

• To predict weather patterns

• To study plant growth

Open Ended

What do you already know about how the movement of Earth's plates can affect the surface of our planet?

Multiple Choice

A crack in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred.

• Plate

• Trench

• Fault

Multiple Choice

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries
• Tetonic Plates
• Climate Zones
• None of the above.

Multiple Choice

A large, rigid piece of the Earth's lithosphere that moves slowly over the asthenosphere.

•  Convergent Boundary

• Tetonic Plates
• Climate Zones
• None of the above.

Multiple Choice

Which claim about Earth's plates and earthquakes is correct?

• Claim 1: Plates move, which can cause earthquakes.

• Claim 2: Earthquakes cause the plates to move.

• Both claims are correct.

• Neither claim is correct.

Multiple Choice

What is the main question being investigated in this lesson?

• What causes earthquakes?

• What is the land like underneath Earth's surface?

• How do volcanoes form?

• How do mountains form?

Fill in the Blank

Earth's outer layer is called the ___.

Open Ended

How might observing earthquakes in a simulation help you understand the relationship between plate boundaries and earthquakes?

Multiple Select

Which of the following can you do in the simulation to gather evidence about earthquakes and plate boundaries?

• Observe earthquakes in different regions

• Change the temperature of the Earth's core

• Evaluate claims about earthquakes and plate boundaries

• Both observe earthquakes and evaluate claims

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the two claims being investigated in this lesson?

• Plates move, which can cause earthquakes, and earthquakes cause the plates to move.

• Earthquakes never cause plate motion.

• Plate motion and earthquakes are unrelated.

• Only earthquakes cause plates to move.

Multiple Choice

About how many earthquakes occur a year?

• 900,000

• 5,000

• 88,000

• 500,000

Multiple Choice

What causes earthquakes?

• Millions of people jumping at once

• The earth rotating

• The movement of plate tectonics

• Gravity

Multiple Choice

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• lightening
• hailstorms

Multiple Choice

A deep valley in the ocean floor formed where one plate sinks beneath another.

•  Mid-Ocean Ridge,

• Trench

• Volcano

Drag and Drop

The _​

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in California is a ​

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boundary, which is why there are many​

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there.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

San Andreas Fault

transform

earthquakes

Labelling

Label each plate boundary.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Transform

Divergent

Convergent

Open Ended

What kind of evidence would you expect to find to support Claim 1: Plates move, which can cause earthquakes?

Multiple Select

Select all that are TRUE about Tectonic Plates.

• Mantle forms ridges

• Crust forms ridges

• Hot material sinks down

• Hot material moves up

Multiple Select

Select all that are TRUE about Tectonic Plates.

• Creates Divided Boundary

• Creates Divergent Boundary

• Creates Convergent Boundary

• Creates Concave Boundary

Multiple Select

Select all that are TRUE about Divergent Boundary.

• Forms Pacific Ring of Fire

• Plates will move toward each other

• Plates will move away from each other

• Forms Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Multiple Select

Select all that are TRUE about Transform Boundary.

• Plates move in opposite direction

• Plates move in same direction

• Forms San Andrea Fault

• Forms Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Multiple Select

Select all that are TRUE about Convergent Boundary.

• Plates move in opposite direction

• Plates slide under each other

• Forms San Andrea Fault

• Forms Pacific Ring of Fire

Multiple Select

Select all that are TRUE about Convergent Boundary.

• Volcanoes form when the oceanic crust sinks

• Mountains form when the oceanic curst sinks

• Volcanoes form when both crusts are continental

• Mountains form when both crusts are continental

Multiple Select

Select all that are TRUE about Subduction.

• Only seen in divergent boundary

• Only seen in convergent boundary

• Occurs when a plate slides underneath

• Occurs when a plate slides against another

Open Ended

What kind of evidence would you expect to find to support Claim 2: Earthquakes cause the plates to move?

Fill in the Blank

The Plate Motion Sim is used to gather evidence about the relationship between ___ and earthquakes.

Open Ended

Do earthquakes cause plate motion, or does plate motion cause earthquakes? Use evidence from the Plate Motion Sim to support your answer.

Open Ended

What were your reasons for choosing the statement you did?

Multiple Choice

According to the key concept, what do the plates of Earth's outer layers do?

• They move

• They stay still

• They disappear

• They break apart

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of using models in science, as described in the lesson?

• To work out and share ideas

• To memorize facts

• To replace experiments

• To avoid making mistakes

Multiple Choice

What evidence helps scientists determine the most likely plate boundary between South America and Africa?

• The location of Mesosaurus fossils

• The pattern of earthquakes

• The climate of the regions

• The size of the continents

Multiple Choice

What does the green area on the map represent in relation to Mesosaurus fossils?

• Regions where Mesosaurus fossils have been found

• Regions with the most earthquakes

• Regions with the oldest rocks

• Regions with the highest mountains

Multiple Choice

What is the Theory of Continental Drift?

• New continents are continually being created

  and destroyed.

• The layout of the continents is the same today

  as it has always been

• The continents have always been separate but

  may one day drift together to form a single

  continent

• All the continents were once one continent that

  broke up and drifted apart over hundreds of

  millions of years

Fill in the Blank

Mesosaurus fossils have been found in both South America and ___.

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements are true about Mesosaurus fossils?

• They have been found in South America.

• They have been found in Africa.

• They provide evidence that the continents were once connected.

• They are found only in North America.

Open Ended

What does this information tell you about the land where Mesosaurus fossils are found?

Multiple Choice

Would you like to learn more about how plate motion affects Earth's surface?

• Yes, I want to learn more.

• No, I feel confident with what I know.

• Maybe, if there are more interesting examples.

• I'm not sure yet.

Open Ended

What is one new thing you learned today about plate boundaries and their patterns?