Download Statement: True/False: Information Learned: Important Picture

Anticipation Guide/Note Sheet
Statement:
Mountains can form
when one land mass
collides into
another.
Islands can form
when lava piles up
on the ocean floor
and eventually
comes to the
surface.
True/False:
Information Learned:
Diagram/Picture:
Statement:
Mountains can be
found in the ocean.
It is possible for
cities to move so
much that they
change places with
other cities.
Oceans can shrink
over time.
True/False:
Information Learned:
Important Picture:
Iceland’s Island of Fire
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Partner:
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Before researching: Please read the following definitions and draw a picture to show
your understanding of some of the vocabulary you will encounter in your reading.
Fissure:
a narrow crack or opening
in the earth
Pumice:
a porous, light rock
produced by volcanic
activity, gray in color
Waterspout:
a tornado or whirlwind
forming over an ocean
Go to http://www.explorenorth.com/library/weekly/aa042601a.htm to learn about
Surtsey: Iceland’s Island of Fire.
As you read through the website, answer the following questions:
How did the Island of Surtsey form?
When did this take place?
How long did it take after the eruption began for an island to form?
How big is the island?
Why do you think this would be a good place to study the “evolution of new land” and
the evolution of ecosystems?
Please click on SURTSEY TOPOGRAPHY and view different landforms on Surtsey.
Scan the paragraph to find on how long scientists think the island will last. _________
What force will eventually cause the island to disappear? ________________________
Go back to your main page by clicking the back button.
Click on the next to last “SURTSEY” link. View pictures from the island.
Why do you think Surtsey is called “Iceland’s Island of Fire?”
Please record any other interesting thoughts or facts you discovered. You may explore
the other links on the Surtsey Website.
Changes for the Pacific Ocean
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Partner:
Date:
Before researching: Please read the following definitions and draw a picture to show
your understanding of some of the vocabulary you will encounter in your reading.
Converge:
to come together—in this
case at a fast pace in a
collision
Basin:
a pocket in the earth’s
surface that is hollow and
usually filled with water
Ridge:
a rift of crack in the ocean
floor where new ocean floor
is produced
Go to http://www.scotese.com/sfsanim.htm
As you read through the website, answer the following questions:
What is the theory of plate tectonics?
What happens when two plates converge (or come together)?
What two kinds of activities take place around the subduction zones?
What happens when plates move apart?
What is produced at the mid-ocean ridge? What is this process called?
How were the ocean basins of today formed?
Scroll down to the third paragraph and click PACIFIC.
Which ocean is the world’s largest? How much space does it take up?
What is happening to the Pacific Ocean and why is this change taking place?
Which ocean is getting larger?
Please record any other interesting thoughts or facts you discovered.
Slipping and Sliding:
The San Andreas Fault
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Partner:
Date:
Before researching: Please read the following definitions and draw a picture to show
your understanding of some of the vocabulary you will encounter in your reading.
Transform
Boundary:
a place in the earth where
crust is neither created or
consumed; two plates slide
by one another
Fault:
a crack in the earth’s crust
that results from one side of
the fault area being
displaced from the other
side
Go to http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/#
and click on Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker.
CLICK on PLATE TECTONICS ACTIVITY.
As you read through the website, answer the
following questions:
What happens at transform boundaries?
What does movement at a transform boundary cause
to take place?
What is the most famous transform boundary called?
_______ ____________ ____________
Which two plates create this fault? Where is this fault located?
(RE-TRACE IT ON THE MAP)
Scientists are concerned that in 16 million years,
what will have happened?
Now go to http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/dynamic.html. CLICK on the Picture
titled Understanding Plate Motions. Scroll down to the heading that says
TRANSFORM BOUNDARIES. This is the only section you need to pay attention to.
Look closely at where Los Angeles and San Francisco are located on the map.
(Write down any observations).
What state does the San Andreas Fault slice through?
How far does the Pacific plate move in one year? (Use a ruler to draw this distance).
How many centimeters has the plate moved in ten years?
What direction is Los Angeles (on the west side of the fault) moving?
Please record any other interesting thoughts or facts you discovered.
Underwater Mountains
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Partner:
Date:
Before researching: Please read the following definitions and draw a picture to show
your understanding of some of the vocabulary you will encounter in your reading.
Trenches:
a deep, narrow line in the
ocean floor with steep sides
Diverge:
to pull apart, move in
different directions, or
separate
Ridge:
a rift of crack in the ocean
floor where new ocean floor
is produced
Now go to the http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/# CLICK on PLATE
TECTONICS ACIVITY.
Play with the plate diagram at the top and figure out which plate movement is
DIVERGENT. Go back to read more.
How are mountain ranges formed under the ocean?
Please record any other interesting thoughts or facts you discovered.
The Continental Crush:
Himalayan Mountains
Name:
Partner:
Date:
Before researching: Please read the following definitions and draw a picture to show
your understanding of some of the vocabulary you will encounter in your reading.
Collision:
to collide or bump into
something, usually very
quickly and causing
damage
Subduct:
sub (to take away); where
one plate or part of the
crust is overtaken by
another and goes below it
Contort:
to twist, bend, or become
out of shape
Go to http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/# . Click on PLATE TECTONICS
ACTIVITY.
Explain what happens when two land masses meet. (What do they create?)
At what type of boundary does this take place?
Go
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/himalaya.html .
As you read through the website, answer the
following questions:
How were the Himalayan Mountains formed?
What kind of landmass was India about 225 million years ago?
Where was it found at that time?
What happened when India collided into the Asian continent?
Why do you think this happened?
Are the Himalayan Mountains still growing? Why do you think this?
How much are the Himalayan Mountains growing per year?
(Use a ruler to draw the length)
How much have the mountains grown in your lifetime?
Skip down to the last paragraph. What is the concern surrounding this type of plate
movement? (You can use one word to answer this question.)
Now explain.
Please record any other interesting thoughts or facts you discovered.
Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker: Types of Plate Movements
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/#
Plate Boundary Type
divergent boundary
convergent boundary
collision boundary
transform boundary
What Happens at this type of Plate
Diagram/Illustration