ecome familiar with Earth’s tectonic plates by identifying and locating plates
GEO 101 The Solid Earth
Week 2 Tectonics Lab Answer Sheet
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Learning Outcome |
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| Become familiar with Earth’s tectonic plates by identifying and locating plates (by name) and plate boundaries (by type) on a map
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1, 2 |
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| Interpret the location and types of plate boundaries based on the location of surface features such as ridges, trenches, and volcanic arcs
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4, 6, |
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| Infer direction of plate motion based on distribution of plate boundaries and types
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3, 5 |
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| Graph a dataset and use the graph to identify trends in the data
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7, 8 |
/3 |
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| Use hotspot tracks to infer velocity and direction of plate motion
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9-17 |
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| Explain the age distribution of oceanic crust in relation to tectonic features on the seafloor such as ridges and trenches
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18, 19 |
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| Compare the age of oceanic crust to the age of continental crust and the age of the Earth
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20, 21, 22 |
/3 |
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Exercise 1 – Plates and Plate Boundaries
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2. Boundaries. Place an “x” in the appropriate column.
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| 3. Place an x in the appropriate column | Closer | Further | No Change |
| London (UK) & New York | |||
| Honolulu, Hawaii & Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Mecca, Saudi Arabia & Cairo, Egypt | |||
| New York & Mexico City | |||
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil & Cape Town, South Africa | |||
| Honolulu Hawaii & Los Angeles | |||
| Cape Town, South Africa & Bombay, India | |||
| Los Angeles & San Francisco, California | |||
| Sydney, Australia & Bombay, India |
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5. Place an x in the appropriate column.
| Boundary | Divergent | Convergent | Transform |
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Exercise 2 – Hot Spots
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Exercise 3 – The Age Distribution of Oceanic Crust
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