Crustal Activity!
Name____________________________
Date_____
Period_______
Objectives:
To determine if there are any patterns in crustal activity.
To determine the relationship between different types of crustal activity and location.
To identify regions in which crustal activity is and is not present.
Procedure:
Create a design that fulfills the objectives
Describe any patterns in crustal
activity_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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How are the locations of earthquakes, mountain ranges, and volcanic activity
related?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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What regions of North and South America show the greatest crustal activity?
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According to your map, what is the probability of either a major earthquake or volcano occurring in Mt. Sterling? Why?
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Explain why people call the rim of the Pacific Ocean the “Ring of
Fire.”_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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If areas of great crustal activity are termed active margins, what might the areas (at the edges of the continents) that do not show crustal
activity
called?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Why do you think there are earthquakes and volcanoes in the middle of the Atlantic
Ocean?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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What do you think is causing these zones of crustal
activity?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Outcomes (30 points):
Your data analysis product (15).
Your Answers to the above questions (15).