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Earth Science Term 3 Project 2014
2 part Project:
a) Individually, prepare an earthquake plan for your home and family. This must include: a communication plan; the
fastening or fixing of any hazards in your home; an escape plan from your home; an emergency preparedness kit. I will
put resources on our class website to develop this plan. You will provide evidence in the form of written plans and
photographs. A criteria for this will be available on our website by April 24—to be done individually, worth 40 marks.
DUE Mid May.
b) In groups of 2 or 3, produce a magazine that explains in a minimum of 5 articles the Chapter 12 learning outcomes
listed below. Criteria include:
-all points must be clearly explained, readable by a Grade 6 student
-all articles must be original, in that the information is obtained from several sources but synthesized and written into
your own words
-each article must address only 1 or 2 of the learning outcomes.
-in its text or in a separate glossary, each of the terms in VOCABULARY below must be explained in plain English
-each article must be accompanied by a clear illustration, either original or with a clear citation for its source
-the theme and format of the magazine will be consistent with a popular journal on the subject of Earth Science
-the magazine will include a bibliography with at least 4 sources of information. Worth 60 marks. DUE End of May
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Chapter 12 Learning Outcomes
1. � describe the composition of the following layers of the Earth,
a. crust
b. lithosphere
c. asthenosphere
d. mantle
e. outer core
f. inner core
2. Explain the movement of three types of seismic waves (primary, secondary, and surface waves) through the
layers of the earth’s crust
3. � describe tectonic plate boundaries, including - transform boundaries - divergent boundaries - convergent
boundaries (oceanic-oceanic, oceanic-continental, and continental-continental)
4. � identify tectonic mapping symbols
5. � explain how plate movement produces the following features:
a.
epicentres and shallow focus to deep focus earthquakes
b.
volcanism at subduction zones (e.g., volcanic island arcs, volcanic belts) and at spreading ridges
c.
mountain ranges and mid-ocean ridges
d.
hot spot chains (e.g., Hawaiian Islands, Yellowstone)
6. � identify sources of heat within the Earth that produce mantle convection and hot spot activity (i.e., heat
within the core and excess radioactivity within the mantle)
7. � explain how mantle convection and ridge push and slab pull are believed to contribute to plate motion
8. � describe evidence for continental drift theory (e.g., fossil evidence, mountain belts, paleoglaciation,
magnetic reversals)
9. � relate the following to plate tectonic theory:
- the world distribution of volcanoes, earthquakes, mountain belts, trenches, mid-ocean ridges, and rift
valleys - hot spot and subduction zone eruptions - magnetic reversals and age of rocks relative to
spreading ridges
Vocabulary
asthenosphere, continental drift theory, converging/diverging plates, earthquakes, epicentre, fault, hot spot, inner core,
lithosphere, mantle, mantle convection, outer core, paleoglaciation, plate boundary, plate tectonic theory, primary
waves, ridge push and slab pull, rift valley, secondary waves, spreading ridge, subduction zone, surface waves,
tectonic plate, transform fault, trench, volcanic belt, volcanic island arc, volcanoes