2 Plate Tectonics Feb 2018
Powerpoint presentations: 2
Follow the link below, play the video(s) and try out the explore activity!
Task 1
Watch this Video on motion of plate tectonics
Task 2: What do the following terms mean?
a) tectonic plate-
b) convergent- Continent Continent-Collision,
Continent-Oceanic crust Collision, Ocean-Ocean Collision
Continent-Oceanic crust Collision, Ocean-Ocean Collision
c) divergent - Ridges are formed
d) Transform - Plates slide past each other
d) subduction - when the oceanic crust goes under another plate
e. Large pieces of the Earth’s crust are called tectonic plates. Name:
1) the two tectonic plates New Zealand sits across. Include an image here.
Australian plate and pacific plate
Australian plate and pacific plate
2) two other major tectonic plates -
Eurasian Plate & North American Plate
Eurasian Plate & North American Plate
3) a plate that has no continents on it - Not sure.
Task 3: Tectonic plates can move apart, come together or slide past each other.
Describe, using a named example and image, what happens when plates:
Describe, using a named example and image, what happens when plates:
a) move apart - ( Ridges are formed )
b) come together - ( Mountains are formed , Subduction , Trenches are formed )
c) slide past each other - Transform
Task 4: Plate Tectonics Boundaries
- Explore - Plates of the Earth
Plate Tectonics Jigsaw puzzle
Screenshot your completed map below.
Task 6:
Task 3. Crossword. Open it here and click on the link to view the crossword.
Copy the crossword and answer.
Copy the crossword and answer.
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