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Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes - Study Guide (M)
Section 1 - Inside the Earth (p 88-94)
1. Sketch and label the layers of the Earth. Be sure to include: crust, lithosphere, asthenosphere,
mantle, outer core and inner core.
2. Describe the differences between continental crust and oceanic crust.
3. What are tectonic plates?
4. How do scientists know about the structure of Earth’s interior?
Section 2 - Restless Continents (p 95-98)
5. What is Continental Drift and who first wrote this theory?
6. What are three pieces of evidence this scientist discovered that supported his theory?
7. Why did some people not accept this theory at first?
8. What other discovery made years later supported the theory of Continental Drift?
9. What is the theory called now?
10. What is Pangaea? When did it exist?
Section 3 - The Theory of Plate Tectonics (p 99-102)
11. Draw and label a diagram of each of the three main types of plate boundaries. Use arrows to show
direction plate is moving.
a.
b.
c.
12. For each of the boundaries diagramed above, explain what happens at each of these boundaries
and give a real-world example of each one.
a.
b.
c.
13. About how much do tectonic plates move per year?
Section 4 – Deforming the Earth’s Crust (p 103-109)
14. What is the difference between folding and faulting?
15. Complete the table below showing the relationship between types of stress, plate or rock
movements and type of faults that occur.
Type of Stress
(Deformation)
Type of Boundary
Type of Fault
16. What are the three main types of mountains and how are they formed?
Earthquakes – (Ch. 5)
17. What is an Earthquake?
18. What are seismic waves? How are they measured?
19. What type(s) of plate boundaries do Earthquakes occur? Explain.
Volcanoes – (Ch. 6)
20. How do Volcanoes form?
21. Is there a type plate boundary that volcanoes DO NOT form at? Explain.
22. What is the Ring of Fire?