Polar Bear Day
Name ___________________________________________
Period
Warm-Up
Evidences
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Structures
2. _____ Continental Puzzle
5. _____ Matching Fossils
3
Match the following structures formed with the correct
plate boundary type. Some structures will have more
than 1 plate boundary. Plate boundary types can be
used more than once.
1. _____ Ancient Climates
4. _____ Hot Spots
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Identify which of the following evidences belong to
which theory.
3. _____ Earthquake Patterns
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Theories
Continental Drift (CD)
Plate Tectonics (PT)
6. _____ Matching Rock Types and Structures
7. _____ Ocean Drilling
9. _____ Mountains
Plate Boundaries
Convergent (C)
Divergent (D)
Transform Fault (TF)
10. _____ Trenches
11. _____ Rift Valley
12. _____ Ocean Ridges
13. _____ Volcanic Island Arcs
8. _____ Paleomagnetism
14. _____ Subduction Zone
Agenda
1. Complete and Review the Warm-Up
2. Complete Notes on Earthquakes
3. Complete all Plate Tectonics Assignments
4. Complete and Turn in the Ticket-out-the-Door
5. Homework – Complete ALL Plate Tectonics
Assignments
Objective
To describe and explain how earthquakes occur and to be able to locate the epicenter of an earthquake.
Ticket-out-the-Door Volcano Preassessment
1. _____ Before a volcanic eruption, seismic activity (the occurrence of earthquakes) seems to…
A. increase in frequency and decrease in intensity.
C. decrease in frequency and increase in intensity.
B. decrease in both frequency and intensity.
D. increase in both frequency and intensity.
2. _____ What is the name of the volcano which erupted in 1980 and caused widespread damage in the Washington
and Oregon region?
A. Mt. Vesuvius
B. Mt. St. Helens
C. Mt. Rushmore
D. Mt. McKinley
3. _____ Volcanoes often are found in areas on Earth where…
A. mountains are found.
B. rivers are found.
C. plates fit together perfectly.
D. plates collide.
4. _____ A volcano is an opening in Earth that erupts…
A. lava.
B. ash.
C. gases.
D. All of the above.
5. _____ Cinder cone volcanic eruptions are…
A. gradual and pour tephra over the edges.
B. gradual and pour lava over the edges, which
collects in pools.
C. explosive and throw lava high into the air.
D. slow and occur over long periods of time.
Ticket-out-the-Door (Preassessment):
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Polar Bear Day
Name ___________________________________________
Period
6. _____ What is a vent?
A. A small fissure on the side of a volcano
B. The remains of an eroded volcano
C. The steep depression around a volcano’s opening
D. The opening in a volcano
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7. _____ The Hawaiian Islands are formed because of…
A. diverging plates.
B. converging plates.
C. hot spots.
D. subduction.
8. _____ Magma originates in which layer of Earth?
A. Core
B. Crust
C. Mantle
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D. Inner Core
9. _____ Of the 3 types of volcanoes, which is the least explosive?
A. Cinder volcanoes
C. Shield volcanoes
B. Composite volcanoes
D. They all have the same level of explosiveness.
10. _____ What 2 factors control the explosiveness of an eruption?
A. The amount of water vapor and silica in the magma
B. The pressure within Earth and plate movement
C. The amount of gases and pressure within Earth’s crust
D. The time of year and current weather conditions
Ticket-out-the-Door (Preassessment):
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