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This lesson is designed to teach the Common Core State Standard: Reading: Informational Text
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The rift between the Eurasian and North American tectonic
plates grows more every year. What is causing the plates to
move away from each other?
© Wild Wonders of Europe/Lundgren/Corbis
The rift between the Eurasian and North American tectonic
plates grows more every year. What is causing the plates to
move away from each other?
The Silfra is a deep rift between the Eurasian and North American tectonic
plates – it just happens to be in Thingvellir Lake in Iceland. And with the lake’s
clear water, supplied by glacial melt, it’s easy for divers to swim down into the
Silfra and get amazing photographs like this.
Thingvellir Lake and the eponymous park surrounding the lake are part of
Iceland’s “Golden Circle” of natural wonders. Adventure seekers can start the
loop from Reykjavík and see geysers, waterfalls, hot springs, and Thingvellir’s
rift valley all in less than 200 miles of travel.
The rift between the Eurasian and North American tectonic
plates grows more every year. What is causing the plates to
move away from each other?
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Web Search
Has the Earth always looked the way it does now? If not, how did end up
with the continents that we have today?
2
Image
Search
What are the different layers of the earth? Where do tectonic plates fit
into these layers?
3
Web Search
There are three different types of tectonic plate movement. How are
they different from each other?
4
Web Search
How many tectonic plates are there in the world? How much do they
usually move per year?
5
Web Search
What is a convection current? How does temperature play a role in the
movement of tectonic plates?
The rift between the Eurasian and North American tectonic
plates grows more every year. What is causing the plates to
move away from each other?
5
Minutes
The rift between the Eurasian and North American tectonic
plates grows more every year. What is causing the plates to
move away from each other?
1
Web Search
Has the Earth always looked the way it does now? If not, how did end up
with the continents that we have today?
2
Image
Search
What are the different layers of the earth? Where do tectonic plates fit
into these layers?
3
Web Search
There are three different types of tectonic plate movement. How are
they different from each other?
4
Web Search
How many tectonic plates are there in the world? How much do they
usually move per year?
5
Web Search
What is a convection current? How does temperature play a role in the
movement of tectonic plates?
The rift between the Eurasian and North American tectonic
plates grows more every year. What is causing the plates to
move away from each other?
1
Web Search
Has the Earth always looked the way it does now? If not, how did end up
with the continents that we have today?
The rift between the Eurasian and North American tectonic
plates grows more every year. What is causing the plates to
move away from each other?
2
Image
Search
What are the different layers of the earth? Where do tectonic plates fit
into these layers?
The rift between the Eurasian and North American tectonic
plates grows more every year. What is causing the plates to
move away from each other?
3
Web Search
There are three different types of tectonic plate movement. How are
they different from each other?
The rift between the Eurasian and North American tectonic
plates grows more every year. What is causing the plates to
move away from each other?
4
Web Search
How many tectonic plates are there in the world? How much do they
usually move per year?
The rift between the Eurasian and North American tectonic
plates grows more every year. What is causing the plates to
move away from each other?
5
Web Search
What is a convection current? How does temperature play a role in the
movement of tectonic plates?
The rift between the Eurasian and North American tectonic
plates grows more every year. What is causing the plates to
move away from each other?