Cycle of heating, rising, cooling and sinking that causes the plates to move.

System of underwater mountain ranges that stretch along the center of the ocean floor at divergent boundaries.

Hypothesis that stated the continents have moved slowly to their current location by drifting on top of the liquid core.

Theory that Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle are broken into sections called plates that move on a plastic-like layer of the mantle.

Boundary created when 2 plates pull away from each causing rifts, mid-ocean ridge and new crust to form.

Boundary formed when 2 plates slide past each other causing a fault.

Boundary formed when 2 plates come together and form continental mountains.

A convergent boundary where one plate slides below the other causing trenches, island arcs and volcanic islands.

Select the 4 pieces of evidence to support Pangaea and Plate Tectonics Theory

Continental plates move apart from each other.

Effect:

Two plates collide and 1 is pulled underneath the other. The plate that is pulled under melts creating magma that rises.

Effect:

Two plates collide and one is pushed upward

Effect:

Plates slip past one another.

Effect:

Ocean plates move apart from each other.

Effect:

What type of plate boundary is between the African and South American Plate? What type of crustal feature would be formed here?

What type of plate boundary is between the Pacific Plate and Indian Plate? What type of crustal feature would be formed here?

What type of plate boundary is between the North American and Pacific Plate? What type of crustal feature would be formed here?

What is the contour interval of the above map?

Which direction does the river flow (use a specific direction)?

Which side of the hill has the steepest slopes (use a specific direction)?

How do you know which slope is steepest?

If the river flowed directly into the ocean, what would the elevation of that point be (where it meets the ocean; sea level!)

Mrs. Asaff told Abram to “take a hike,” and he did! If Abram started at Point A, and hiked to the top of the hill, how much change in elevation was there?

What is the elevation of a?

What is the elevation of b?

What is the elevation of c?

What is the elevation of d?

What is the elevation of e?

What is the elevation of f?

Which direction does the river flow (use a specific direction)?

What is the lowest elevation of the map?

What is the highest elevation of the map?

Are there any depressions on the map? How do you know?

If a person hiked from point A (capital letter) to point C (capital letter), what would be the change in elevation of their hike?

What is the elevation of A?

What is the elevation of B?

What is the elevation of C?

What is the elevation of D?

What is the elevation of E?

What is the elevation of F?

Heating, rising, cooling & sinking of air caused by the uneven heating of the Earth by the Sun (causes weather and winds).

Air pressure that is caused by air masses that are being cooled. The weather would be sunny and calm.

Air pressure that is caused by air masses that are being warmed. The air becomes lighter as is expands and rises causing cloudy and stormy weather.

Air moving in a specific direction which is caused by air moving from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure (not the Earth’s Rotation!!!).

Large body of moving air that has properties similar to the part of Earth's surface over which is develops.

Ocean currents that are driven by the wind which can set the ocean water in motion.

A boundary between 2 air masses of different pressure, moisture and/or temperature that brings changes in weather.

A front that is caused by cold air advancing toward warm air. They can bring severe weather such as thunderstorms or tornadoes.

A front that is caused by lighter, warmer air advancing over heavier colder air. They can cause the temperature and humidity to increase.

Ocean current that are more dense, have higher salinity composition and are colder than surface currents.

Swirling vortex or large circular ocean currents.

How many high pressure systems are on the map?

How many low pressure systems are on the map?

What type of frontal system is Texas experiencing?

What type of weather could a cold front cause?

What type of frontal system are Wisconsin and Michigan experiencing?

What type of pressure system is over Oklahoma?

What type of weather is associated with a low pressure system?

What drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans, producing winds and ocean currents?

If a city is located close to an ocean, what would you expect to happen with the precipitation in that city as compared to a city located further inland?

What do hurricanes need to maintain their energy (type of pressure & water)?