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AICE Environmental Management Guided Reading Chapter 8 Earth Systems, and Online Research Instructions: For each of the questions or prompts below, give a complete answer for all parts. Answer on a separate piece of paper! Since we do not have a Cambridge textbook for this course you will need to do a little research to find your answers. Use our textbook’s glossary, internet sources, and any books you have at home to find your answers. Include a list of sources at the end of your sheet, and remember that if you choose to type your answers, be aware that cutting & pasting from the Internet (or other’s work) is plagiarism, and will be counted as cheating! This assignment is worth 20 points and is due Monday, October 24. Make 3 column notes for the following vocabulary words. (9 points) Column headings should be: Term, Definition, Example (in words or pictures) Lithosphere Asthenosphere Continental Crust Oceanic Crust Mantle Core Convection currents Magma Lava Hot Spots Plate Tectonics Tectonic Cycle Volcano Divergent Plate Boundaries Seafloor Spreading Convergent Plate Boundaries Transform Plate Boundaries Fault Points to Ponder: Answer the following questions in complete sentences: 1. Describe how seismic wave data provides evidence of earth structure (A sketch might be useful) (2 points) 2. Name the 7 major (primary) plates and the minor plate that you think has the coolest name. How do convection currents relate to the plate movements? (3 points) 3. Discuss the following types of evidence that exists to support the plate tectonic theory (PostPangea plate movement) (6 points) a. paleo-magnetism b. paleontology c. geographic fit
