Unit 2:Plate Tectonics

Test Review

What is the name of the SUPERCONTINENT that was once

one land mass?

Pangaea

Wegener’s THEORY that best explains the movement of

continents over millions of years is called ___.

Continental Drift

Untold tragedies of Continental Drift. .

Name the 3 types of heat transfer.Here are some hints…

Types of Heat Transfer:

What is the boundary called where 2 plates pull away from each other

or divide?What is this type of stress called?

Divergent Boundary

Stress of Tension

New ocean floor is added at ___ boundaries, where the sea floor

spreads apart.

Divergent

What is the boundary called where 2 plates crash or crunch into each

other?

Convergent Boundary

The stress that presses rock at convergent boundaries is ____.

A. tensionB. compressionC. shearing

Compression

When 2 continental plates crunch together very slowly, what may

form?

A mountain range

When 2 plates converge in the ocean, what can form?

An island arc

The Aleutian Islands The Caribbean Islands

What are 2 geologic features that may occur

at divergent boundaries?

Rift Valley on continents:

Seafloor Spreading creates new ocean floor:

Basalt is the dark, fine textured igneous rock making up the oceanic crust.

True or False?

Shearing is the stress that stretches rock thin at divergent boundaries.

FALSE!

Tension stretches rock thin at divergent boundaries.

True or False?

Shearing stresses rock so much that it breaks at strike slip faults.

TRUE!

What geologic event could occur at this famous transform boundary?

Famous Fault in California!

Earthquakes!

Most earthquakes occur at strike-slip faults, where rock is pushed in opposite directions

Geologists learn about the interior of Earth by studying __, which

move through Earth when earthquakes occur.

A.Land formationsB. Seismic wavesC. Weather patterns

Seismic Waves

Which area in the picture is labeled to show where the earthquake is the strongest & most damaging?

The epicenter

After the rock is under stress it breaks.

Where does the rock break?

A crack/break in the crust is called a FAULT

The FOCUS

What are the 3 types of seismic waves that move through Earth

when an earthquake occurs?

Surface Waves

What process is shown below?

Remember: Pay attention to the direction of the arrows!

Subduction:

Where a dense plate dives under a less dense plate is a subduction zone.

Rock can be “recycled” as it melts back into magma.

Volcanoes may form & erupt here.

What causes the mantle rock to flow very slowly?

Convection Currents

Cycles of slowly flowing melted rock are created as heat is transferred in the mantle.

When the earthquake happened near Japan, it was reported as a 9.0 on the Richter Scale. What

does this number tell us about the earthquake?

a. How much the repairs will costb. The time of day the quake occurredc. The size/magnitude of the quaked. How long the quake lasted

c. The size/magnitude of the quake

The Indian Ocean earthquake off the coast of Sumatra had damage reports from people in particular locations. These reports were given as ROMAN NUMERALS with descriptions. What do we call this scale that is used to

report damage?a. Richter Scaleb. Mercalli Scalec. Geiger Scale

b. Mercalli Scale

(Remember our ‘Locating the Epicenter’ Radio Activity…)

True or False?

Volcanoes may form at transform boundaries.

False

• Volcanoes may form when plates converge or diverge.

A weak spot in Earth’s crust where magma comes to the surface is

called a ___.

VOLCANO

Magma forms in the mantle.

Label the pictures below.

(Hint: They are areas of Geothermal Activity that show past or present volcanic activity)

A. B.

A. Geyser

B. Hot Spring

When a volcanic mountain collapses, what do we call the huge

hole left behind?

A caldera

The Hawaiian Islands are forming over ___.

a. a divergent boundaryb. a hot spot in the Pacific Oceanc. a convergent boundary

b. A hot spot in the Pacific Ocean

Name the types of volcanic eruptions described below:

A. Thick & sticky magma, high viscosity

B. Magma gently flows, low viscosity

Types of eruptions

A. Explosive B. Quiet

Which volcano is described below?

1. A wide gently sloping mountain

2. A tall cone-shaped mountain with explosive eruptions

3. A cone-shaped mountain that erupts ash, cinders & bombs

1. Shield Volcano (Vanilla Wafer)

2. Composite Volcano (Hershey's Kiss)

3. Cinder Cone Volcano (Chocolate Chip)

What is this area around the Pacific Ocean where there is a

major belt of volcanoes?

The Ring of Fire

What do we call huge waves that are created by an underwater

earthquake?

TSUNAMI

Tsunami in Japan

Can you describe what happens with convection currents in Earth’s

mantle?

Look at this diagram. I have some questions for you…

Looking @ the arrows…

• Which type of boundary is at letter X?• What is happening at letter X?• What would form at letter X?• Which type of boundary is at letter Z?• What is happening at letter Z?• What could form at letter C?