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Transcript
Earth’s Moving
Boundaries:
shaping the planet
Earth’s Moving Plates


Lithosphere
 the solid
part of the
Earth
Tectonic
plates
large
chunks of
rock that
float on the
mantle
Earth’s Moving Plates

Transform Fault
cracks along
ocean ridge that
allow the crust to
slide
Content Check-Up
1) Tectonic plates are _____.
A. Large chunks of rocks that float on
the mantle
B. Large chunks of rocks that are in
the mantle
C. Sheets of magma in the core
D. Part of the outer core
Content Check-Up
2) The lithosphere is _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
The
The
The
The
liquid part of the Earth.
Gaseous part of the Earth.
solid part of the Earth.
spherical part of the Earth.
3)
Which
is directly
on a plate
boundary?
Earth’s
Moving
Plates
Plate Boundaries

Divergent
boundary two
plates move apart
creating crust
Plate Boundaries

Divergent
boundary two
plates move apart
creating crust

Surtsey,
Icelandthe
newest place on
earth
Plate Boundaries

Divergent
boundary two
plates move apart
creating crust

Surtsey,
Icelandthe
newest place on
earth
Content Check-Up
4) The type of boundary that
created Iceland and the new
ocean floor:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Divergent
Convergent
Collisional
Transform
Plate Boundaries

Divergent
boundary two
plates move apart
creating crust

Also called
constructive
boundaries

Thingvellir,
Iceland, showing a
fissure zone (in
shadow )
Plate Boundaries

Divergent
boundary two
plates move apart


Also called
constructive
boundaries
mid-ocean ridge
Magnetic Striping

The magnetic
stripes are proof
of ocean-floor
spreading and
that the Earth’s
poles have
switched many
times.
Magnetic Striping

The magnetic
stripes are proof
of ocean-floor
spreading and
that the Earth’s
poles have
switched many
times.
Ocean-Floor Spreading

Can you guess
where the sea
floor is starting to
spread?
Ocean-Floor Spreading

Now, can you
guess where the
sea floor is
starting to
spread?
Ocean-Floor Spreading



Can you guess
now?
Several small
plates meet in
the northwestern Africa
Tension is
causing the
plates to pull
apart
The Breakup of Pangaea
The Breakup of Pangaea
The Breakup of Pangaea
The Breakup of Pangaea
The Breakup of Pangaea
The Breakup of Pangaea
Ocean-Floor Spreading
Where Are
We Going?
Plate Boundaries
Content Check-Up
4) What do the stripes on the ocean
floor prove?
A. That there are different currents in
the ocean.
B. That the sea floor is spreading
evenly on both sides.
C. That magnets exist.
D. That there are many rocks in the
ocean.
Content Check-Up
5) What created the stripes on the
ocean floor?
A. Ocean Currents
B. Mantle Currents
C. Reversing magnetic poles of the
Earth with moving tectonic plates.
D. Moving tectonic plates
Plate Boundaries

convergent
boundary  two
plates move
together
destroying crust

Ocean crust vs.
continental crust
Plate Boundaries

convergent
boundary  two
plates move
together
destroying crust

Ocean crust vs.
continental crust

Patagonia, Chile
(not just a line of
fleece for soccer
mom’s)
Plate Boundaries

convergent
boundary  two
plates move
together
destroying crust

Ocean crust vs.
continental crust
Pachapaqui mining
area in Peru
Content Check-Up
6) Which of the following will not be
found at a convergent boundary?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Trenches
A subducting plate
A mid-ocean ridge
Content Check-Up
7) Which is the best explanation for
the existence of volcanoes in
Washington state?
A. It is a divergent boundary.
B. It is a collisional boundary.
C. A plate is subducting under the
North American Plate.
D. It is a transform boundary.
Earth’s Moving Plates

The Juan
de Fuca
Plate is
Subducte
d below
the North
Anerican
Plate
Plate Boundaries

convergent
boundary  two
plates move
together
destroying crust

Ocean crust vs.
ocean crust
Plate Boundaries

convergent
boundary  two
plates move
together
destroying crust

Ocean crust vs.
ocean crust

Aleutian Is., Alaska
Plate Boundaries

convergent
boundary  two
plates move
together
destroying crust

Ocean crust vs.
ocean crust

Is this a
convergent
boundary?
Content Check-Up
8) The Aleutian Islands of Alaska
were formed by a
A.
B.
C.
D.
divergent boundary.
collisional boundary.
transform boundary.
convergent boundary
Content Check-Up
9) The Marianas Trench is formed
by a
A. divergent boundary.
B. collisional boundary.
C. plate is subducting under the North
American Plate.
D. transform boundary.
E. convergent boundary
Plate Boundaries

convergent
boundary  two
plates move
together
destroying crust

Continental crust
vs. continental
crust (aka:
collisional
boundary)
Plate Boundaries

convergent
boundary  two
plates move
together
destroying crust

Continental crust
vs. continental
crust (aka:
collisional
boundary)

Mt. Everest, Nepal
Content Check-Up
10)The collisional boundary that
formed Mount Everest is most
closely related to a ____.
A. divergent boundary.
B. transform boundary
C. convergent boundary
Plate Boundaries

Collisional
boundary  two
plates move
together
destroying crust

Continental crust
vs. continental
crust (aka:
collisional
boundary)

Mt. Everest, Nepal
Plate Boundaries

Strike-slip
boundary  rocks
slide past each
other no rock
destroyed nor
created

San Andreas Fault,
California
Content Check-Up
11) Which of the following are found
a transform boundaries?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Trenches
Subduction
Plate Boundaries
12) Which is the mantle?
13) Which is the lithosphere?
14) Which is a mid ocean ridge?
15) Which is a convergent boundary?
16) Which is a divergent boundary?
17) Which is a trench?
18) Where are the convection currents
found?
Add the Geological
Features that will Occur
Life on the Ocean Floor

Alvinellid worms
most heattolerant animals
on the planet

build their papery
tubes right beside
vents @ 350 C
Life on the Ocean Floor

Alvinellid worms
most heattolerant animals
on the planet


build their papery
tubes right
beside vents @
350 C
green bacteria
attached to the
worm's back
Life on the Ocean Floor

Tube worms
The red
plume
absorbs
sulfurous
water that a
sac of
bacteria
inside the
worm uses to
Life on the Ocean Floor

Mussels
accidentally
gold, owing to
the make-up
of their shells

nutritional
boost from
bacteria but
can also filter
food directly
from the
Life on the Ocean Floor

Amphipods
These look like
shrunken
shrimp




just fractions of
an inch long
travel in swarms
and eat tiny
animals and
detritus
they feed fish
Life on the Ocean Floor

Zoarcid fish
vent fish are of
the long-and-flat
variety, with a
long fin running
the length of
the spine

probably rely
heavily on
amphipods for
food
Life on the Ocean Floor

Zoarcid fish
vent fish are of
the long-and-flat
variety, with a
long fin running
the length of
the spine

probably rely
heavily on
amphipods for
food
Life on the Ocean Floor

Galatheid
crabs litter
the bottom,
standing
motionless on
the dark rock
Life on the Ocean Floor

Clams8
inches, and
they're late
arrivals to the
study site

With no mud to
burrow into,
they anchor
themselves by
sticking their
fleshy foot down