Download A Living Planet Internal Forces Shaping the Earth

Bellringer!
• 1. Can you describe the
“Ring of Fire” in ten
words or less?
• 2. What other than an
earthquake could cause
a seismic event?
A Living Planet
Internal Forces Shaping the Earth
Wednesday, January 25th
Outcomes:
• Students will be able to
explain the concept of plate
tectonics.
• Students will be able to
identify the one major
cause and one major effect
of an earthquake.
Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics
• They are gigantic moving
pieces of the Earth’s
lithosphere
• The slight movements cause
a number of different
natural disasters like
earthquakes, tsunamis and
volcanic eruptions.
• There are three
classifications for the plates
movements.
Plate Movements
Convergent Boundary Plates collide, causing
either one plate to dive
under the other or the
edges of both plates to
crumble
Divergent Boundary –
Plates move apart,
spreading horizontally
Transform Boundary –
Plates slide past one
another
Faults are cracks in the earth’s surface caused by plate
boundary pressure
Earthquakes
Seismographs detect earthquakes; it is
specifically designed to measure the size of
the waves.
The Richter Scale uses information
collected by seismographs to
determine the strength of an
earthquake. (1-8.9)
The location in the earth where an
earthquake begins is called the focus.
The point directly above on the earth’s
surface is called the epicenter.
The Ring of Fire is a zone formed around the
rim of the Pacific Ocean, it is the location of
the vast majority of active volcanoes in the
world.
Volcanoes / The Ring of Fire
Natural Disaster Videos
Tsunamis, Volcanoes and Earthquakes, Oh My!
My Tectonic Story
Directions!
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You will create a story as if you are a tectonic
plate, and in this story, you are going to
explain what your future plans are.
You will need to include:
1.) Your story must be at least eight complete
sentences (2pts)
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2.) The name of the exact plate that you
referring too (ex. The Scotia plate) (2pts)
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3.) A created name (ex. Fredward) (2pts)
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4.) The current direction the plate is moving
(ex. Currently, I am slowly moving NW) (2pts)
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5.) Your future plans (ex. One day I hope to
creep a bit closer to the Nazca plate) (2pts)
Vocabulary!
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6.) You must include at least 10 of
the following vocabulary terms
correctly and they must to be
underlined:
absolute location relative location
hemisphere equator prime meridian
latitude longitude map continent
mantle magma crust lithosphere
continental drift transform boundary
oceanic landform continental
landform plate tectonic divergent
boundary fault earthquake
convergent boundary tsunami volcano
lava Ring of Fire
(Worth 10 points!)
Closure
- Explain to the class what the
concept of plate tectonics is in
your own words.
- Identify one major cause
and one major effect of an
earthquake.
Coming Soon to a Lesson Near You!