Download Unit 4 ~ Layers of the Earth, Plate Tectonics

Unit 4 ~ Layers of the Earth, Plate Tectonics, & Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Layers of Earth
S6E5.a: Compare and contrast the Earth's crust, mantle, and core including temperature, density, and
composition.
Must Know Vocab
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
lithosphere
asthenosphere
Should Know Vocab
seismic waves
geothermal energy
convection currents
continental crust
oceanic crust
AC/Enrich Vocab
1. Compare and contrast the Earth's crust, mantle, and core including temperature, thickness,
density, and composition (including liquid and/or solid).
2. Compare/contrast the inner and outer core.
3. What challenges stand in the way of sending explorers to the center of the earth?
4. Compare/contrast the lithosphere and asthenosphere.
Plate Tectonics
S6E5.e: Recognize that lithospheric plates constantly move & cause major geological events on earth's surface.
S6E5.f: Explain the effects of physical processes (plate tectonics, erosion, deposition, volcanic eruption, gravity)
on geological features including oceans (composition, currents, and tides).
S6E5.g: Describe how fossils show evidence of the changing surface and climate of the Earth
Must Know Vocab
convection currents
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
transform boundary
continental drift
plate tectonics
Pangaea
fossil (as evidence)
mountain
sea-floor spreading
Should Know Vocab
AC/Enrich Vocab
fault
continents
mid-ocean ridge
rift valley
Ring of Fire
subduction zone /trench
rock outcrops
reverse fault
1. Relate the lithosphere and asthenosphere to plate movement.
2. What are geologic features (and events) are created due to the constant movement of lithospheric
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plates? ~ earthquake, volcanic eruptions, mountain building, etc.
Cite evidence that supports the breakup of Pangaea and continental drift/plate tectonics ~ sea floor
spreading, fossils, etc.
Identify the movement of the plate boundaries ~ divergent, convergent, transform ~ and what geologic
feature each results in.
Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are most common at plate boundaries.
What can fossils tell us about movements of the plates in the past?
Realize that some changes on the earth’s surface are abrupt (earthquakes and volcanic eruptions), while
others changes happen very slowly (uplift and wearing down of mountains).
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Earthquakes and Volcanoes
S6E5.d: Describe processes that change rocks and the surface of earth.
Must Know Vocab
seismic waves
volcanoes
earthquakes
tsunami
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Should Know Vocab
seismograph
Richter Scale
AC/Enrich Vocab
focus (of earthquake)
epicenter (of earthquake)
magnitude (of earthquake)
composite volcano
cinder cone volcano
shield volcano
magma chamber
pyroclastic flow
hot spot
volcano crater
volcano caldera
How do earthquakes and volcanoes change geologic features, such as mountains?
Where are most earthquakes and volcanoes found?
What are the causes and effects of earthquakes and volcanoes?
What are the causes and effects of a tsunami?