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Snack-Tectonics Lab
**This lab write-up MUST be typed**
Make category headings for each section in bold and then use full sentences to
answer each question.
Purpose: What is the purpose of this lab?
Background Information: Write 1-3 paragraphs about plate boundaries. You
may use any source (internet, textbook book, etc.) but it MUST BE IN YOUR
OWN WORDS!
Procedures: Describe what you did in paragraph form, not a list. Use 3rd
person. No “I”, “We” etc.
Data: (This is the only part that doesn’t need to be typed) Draw each plate
boundary and label the lithosphere, types of crust, asthenosphere, and the
direction of plate movement. Give a 1-2 sentence caption for each figure.
Data Analysis Questions:
1. What type of crust is represented by the graham crackers?
2. What type of crust is represented by the fruit roll-up?
3. What physical layer of the earth does the frosting represent?
4. Give one real –life example of each type of plate boundary:
a. Continental- Continental Collision
b. Oceanic-Continental Collision
c. Transform Boundary
d. Divergent Boundary
5. What are some of the limitations of the models you’ve created?
This is due January 8, 2014