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Class Notes: Introduction to Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tectonic Plates
Date:
Class Opener: Do mapping activity and answer the following questions once complete
A. Are all the earthquakes and volcanoes evenly spaced randomly across earth’s
surface? If not, describe where there appear to be the most…
B. Look at the “Earth’s fractured surface” map and read the introduction (back of the
classroom on the bulletin board. Why do earthquakes and volcanoes occur where
they do?
C. If time allows, work on coloring in the “slice of earth” handout. Colors are listed
on the handout.
Class Notes:
1. Earth’s lithosphere (crust + top of mantle) is broken up into fragmented pieces
called ___________________.
2. The tectonic plates spread and crash together at their boundaries causing
_____________, ____________________ and ___________________.
3. The tectonic plates rest on top of a semi-solid, semi-fluid part of the mantle called
the _________________________.
4. Describe the 3 kinds of plate boundaries and they types of stresses the rocks
experience at each
Name of Plate
Image
Description
Earthquakes?
Boundary
Volcanoes? Mountains?
5.