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Video #1: Introduction (SLIDE 2)Video #1: Introduction (SLIDE 2)

1. What makes Erta Ale a

special volcano?

2. Why is the Earth’s heat

important?

3. How old is the Earth?

Describe how it formed and why it is so hot.

The theory of Plate tectonics states that... (SLIDES 3-6)

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The key to plate tectonics is Convection. (SLIDES 7-27)The key to plate tectonics is Convection. (SLIDES 7-27)

In your own words, describe the process of convection.

Draw a simple labeled diagram showing how convection currents work.

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Video #2: CONVECTION (SLIDE 28)Video #2: CONVECTION (SLIDE 28)

1. What is convection and how does it move the plates?

The Three types of plate boundaries are... (SLIDE 35-37)The Three types of plate boundaries are... (SLIDE 35-37)The Three types of plate boundaries are... (SLIDE 35-37)

28 Which cross section below best represents the conditions that cause early winter lake-effect snowstorms inNew York State?

29 Which block diagram best represents the relative direction of plate motion at the San Andreas Fault?

Plate

Plate

Asthenosphere

( 1 )

Plate

( 3 )

PlatePlate

Asthenosphere

PlatePlate

Asthenosphere

( 2 )

Asthenosphere

( 4 )

Plate

Condensation Condensation

EvaporationSnow

Evaporation

Warm lakewater

Cold air

Cold land

( 1 )

Snow

Cold lakewater

Warm air

Warm land

( 3 )

Snow

Warm lakewater

Cold air

Cold land

( 2 )

Snow

Cold lakewater

Warm air

Warm land

( 4 )

P.S./E. Sci.–June ’10 [7] [OVER]



Plate

Plate

Asthenosphere

( 1 )

Plate

( 3 )

PlatePlate

Asthenosphere

PlatePlate

Asthenosphere

( 2 )

Asthenosphere

( 4 )

Plate


EvaporationSnow

Evaporation

Warm lakewater

Cold air

Cold land

( 1 )

Snow

Cold lakewater

Warm air

Warm land

( 3 )

Snow

Warm lakewater

Cold air

Cold land

( 2 )

Snow

Cold lakewater

Warm air

Warm land

( 4 )




Plate

Plate

Asthenosphere

( 1 )

Plate

( 3 )

PlatePlate

Asthenosphere

PlatePlate

Asthenosphere

( 2 )

Asthenosphere

( 4 )

Plate


EvaporationSnow

Evaporation

Warm lakewater

Cold air

Cold land

( 1 )

Snow

Cold lakewater

Warm air

Warm land

( 3 )

Snow

Warm lakewater

Cold air

Cold land

( 2 )

Snow

Cold lakewater

Warm air

Warm land

( 4 )


Name: Name: Name:

Motion: Motion: Motion:

transform plate boundaries (SLIDE 38-43)transform plate boundaries (SLIDE 38-43)

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Please label the diagram as is seen in the LinkViewer

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Video #3: TRANSFORM (SLIDE 44)Video #3: TRANSFORM (SLIDE 44)

1. The San Andreas Fault extends from __________________ to ___________________.1. The San Andreas Fault extends from __________________ to ___________________.

2. How many earthquakes are triggered by the San Andreas Fault each year?

3. Using page 5 of your ESRT, describe the locations of two transform faults other than the San Andreas Fault.

The Three types of CONVERGENT plate boundaries (SLIDE 46)The Three types of CONVERGENT plate boundaries (SLIDE 46)The Three types of CONVERGENT plate boundaries (SLIDE 46)

Name: Name: Name:

Description: Description: Description:

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Video #4: Subduction (SLIDE 54)Video #4: Subduction (SLIDE 54)

1. What causes the

earthquakes along the subduction boundary?

Subduction Zone (SLIDE 47-53)Subduction Zone (SLIDE 47-53)

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ISLAND ARC (SLIDE 55-61)ISLAND ARC (SLIDE 55-61)

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Video #5: COLLISION (SLIDE 67)Video #5: COLLISION (SLIDE 67)

1. How long did it take for the Himalayas to be

uplifted 5 miles high?

2. What evidence proves that the Himalayas were uplifted from beneath

sea level?

3. Describe the two ways the Himalayas are

moving.

Collision Zone (SLIDE 62-66)Collision Zone (SLIDE 62-66)

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The two types of divergent plate boundaries (SLIDE 69)The two types of divergent plate boundaries (SLIDE 69)

Name: Name:

Description: Description:

rift Zone (SLIDE 70-76)rift Zone (SLIDE 70-76)

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Please label the diagram as is seen in the LinkViewer4.


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Video #6: rift valley (SLIDE 76)Video #6: rift valley (SLIDE 76)

1. Explain why the East

African Rift is opening up.

Mid-ocean ridge (SLIDE 77-82)Mid-ocean ridge (SLIDE 77-82)

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3.

Please label the diagram as is seen in the LinkViewer4.


Evidence supporting seafloor spreading (SLIDE 83-93)Evidence supporting seafloor spreading (SLIDE 83-93)

P.S. E./Sci.–Jan. ’02 [8]

33 The map below shows the Atlantic Ocean divided into zones A, B, C, and D. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge islocated between zones B and C.

Which graph best represents the geologic age of the surface bedrock on the ocean bottom?

Mid-AtlanticRidge

ZoneA

ZoneB

ZoneC

ZoneD

Oldest

Youngest

Mid-AtlanticRidge

ZoneA

ZoneB

ZoneC

ZoneD

Oldest

Youngest

( 3 )

( 4 )

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ock A

geBe

droc

k Age

Mid-AtlanticRidge

( 1 )

( 2 )

Youngest ZoneA

ZoneB

ZoneC

ZoneD

Bedr

ock A

ge

Oldest

Mid-AtlanticRidge

ZoneA

ZoneB

ZoneC

ZoneD

Oldest

Youngest

Bedr

ock A

ge

Greenland Iceland

Britain Europe

Africa

Azores

SouthAmerica

NorthAmerica

Cuba

ZoneA

ZoneB

ZoneDZone

C

Mid-AtlanticRidge

Color in Zones A, B, C, and D using green for older crust and yellow for younger crust.

1. Using your own words, describe how the

patterns of magnetism on the seafloor supports the idea of seafloor spreading.

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HOT SPOT (SLIDE 99-111)HOT SPOT (SLIDE 99-111)

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Please label the diagram as is seen in the LinkViewer4. Please label the diagram as is seen in the LinkViewer

Video #8: Hot spots 1 (SLIDE 112)Video #8: Hot spots 1 (SLIDE 112)

1. What is the name of the

new Hawaiian island currently forming at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean?

Video #9: Hot spots 2 (SLIDE 113)Video #9: Hot spots 2 (SLIDE 113)

1. How long is the chain of seamounts and volcanic

islands formed by the Hawaiian Hot Spot?

2. What geographic

direction is the Pacific plate moving (you will have to listen carefully and think!)

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