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Convergent Boundaries Demonstration Worksheet
Directions: Answer the questions below prior to the demonstration. During the demonstration, fill in the chart. When the
demonstration is complete, complete the chart and then answer the remaining questions.
PRE-DEMONSTRATION QUESTIONS
1. How do tectonic (lithospheric) plates interact at the
following boundary types?
2. At what type of plate boundary do the following
things occur/are the following things created?
Convergent:
Earthquakes:
Divergent:
Mountains:
Transform:
Volcanoes:
Subduction zones:
3. How are oceanic and continental lithosphere different?
Seafloor spreading:
4. In the box below, write down EVERYTHING you know about tectonic plate boundaries.
5. In the box below, write down anything your partner(s) wrote down that you did not have written in your box for #4.
Question: How do lithospheric (tectonic) plates behave at convergent plate boundaries?
Evidence from observations
Science ideas
Explanation (Answer the question from above. Make sure to link your evidence and science ideas):
POST-DEMONSTRATION QUESTIONS
1. What color Jell-O represented oceanic lithosphere?
2. What color Jell-O represented continental lithosphere?
3. What happened to the oceanic lithosphere when it converged (collided) with oceanic lithosphere? Describe your observations.
4. What happened to the oceanic lithosphere when it converged (collided) with continental lithosphere? Describe your observations.
5. What happened to the continental lithosphere when it converged (collided) with continental lithosphere? Describe your
observations.