Convection Currents and the Lithosphere

What are two ways we find the ages of rock?

• Radiometric dating and stratigraphy

• Carbon dating and fossil analysis

• Thermoluminescence and dendrochronology

• Paleomagnetism and ice core sampling

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Identify the plate boundary labeled A in the image.

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Identify the type of plate boundaries visible in real life pictures of Earth.

• Convergent boundaries

• Divergent boundaries

• Transform boundaries

• All of the above

For each plate boundary, identify the features that are found here.

• Volcanoes and earthquakes

• Mountain ranges

• Ocean trenches

• All of the above

What does the image show?

• Age of the Mid Ocean Ridge

• Age of the Continental Lithosphere

• Age of Oceanic Lithosphere

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What does the image show?

• Age of the Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Age of Oceanic Lithosphere

• Age of Continental Lithosphere

• None of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

What does the image show?

• The magnetic poles stay the same.

• The magnetic poles flips from N to S around the mid ocean ridge

• The magnetic poles flip from normal to reverse.

• The magnetic poles flips from S to N around the mid ocean ridge

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

Where can you find the youngest crust?

• Continental

• Oceanic

• Tectonic Plates

• Mid Ocean Ridge

The ________ crust is older than the _______ crust.

• Oceanic, continental

• lithosphere, mid ocean ridge

• Continental, oceanic

 Convection currents rising and bringing heat from the lower mantle to the surface create...

(a)  

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1