Plate Tectonics & Geologic Age
Computer lab assignment
Name:
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Date:
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Go to :
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/Interactives/Technology_Scie
nce/Science/Earthquakes/zFlashAssets/Earthquakes_v21.swf
On this website you will see the earth, and examine the causes of earthquakes.
Click on the terms listed at the bottom of the page to learn more about each of
the terms used to describe the movement of the earth’s crust.
Define the following terms in the table below:
Tectonic
plate
Actively
spreading
ridges
Transform
faults
Reverse fault
Normal fault
Compare and contrast the location of volcanic centres to the location of
earthquake centres.
Volcanic Centres
Earthquakes
Now go to:
www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html
Complete the following chart:
Geological Era
Time
Location on our
Period
planet where
or time evidence exists
span
Cenozioc
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Precambrian
Brief Description
o Use point form
notes