PLATE TECHTONICS , ENRGY TRANSFER, and changes on
the earth’s surface smart notes activity
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KNOWLEDGE TAGS: s3o4b and s3o4c, s3o4d
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INSTRUCTIONS: Use your colored resource to answer the following questions.
LAYERS OF THE EARTH
1.) What is the lithosphere? The
outer most layer on the Earth is the lithosphere.
2. What does litho mean? Litho means rock
3.) what does sphere mean? sphere means "ball-like".
4.) What is the lithosphere broken up into? broken up into tectonic plates.
5.) Where is the lithosphere located on the planet?
the upper most layer of the Earth
6.) What layer is under the lithosphere? asthenosphere
7.) Describe the asthenosphere. weaker,
hotter, and more ductile or gooey
8.) Why is the asthenosphere important? What does it do? 8
layer that the plates of the
lithosphere basically ride around on.
9.)How does the asthenosphere act? The asthenosphere basically acts like a "conveyor
belt" that the plates ride around on.
10.) Where does the heat come from that melts rock and starts the plate tectonic cycle? radioactive decay in
the mantle of the Earth
11.) When rock melts really deep in the Earth what does it do? Why?
rises because it has a lower
density
12.) When melted rock gets closer to the surface what does it do? Why? gets
closer to the surface it
begins to cool and the density gets higher causing the rock to sink back
down.
13.) What do we call the cyclic movement of how and cold rock?
Convection cells or convection
currents
convection cells act like giant "rollers"
and the plates of the lithosphere ride around on them.
14.) What moves the tectonic plates in the lithosphere?
PLATE BOUNDARIES
15.) How many types of plate boundaries are there? 3
16.) What are convergent plate boundaries? where
17.) What are divergent plate boundaries? where
plates crash directly into each other
the plates are moving away from each
other
where plates slide past each other.
ENERGY TRANSFER:EARTHQUAKES
19.) When plates “cach” onto each other and store up energy what kind of energy is this? store up
mechanical potential energy like a rubber band ready to snap
20.) Does the storing of energy happen quickly or does it take lots of time. The plates store up more
and more energy over lots of time until they rupture or break quickly.
21.) Does when earthquake waves travel through the earth what form of energy are these waves? mechanical
energy
22.) Where does the energy come from that starts all of these energy conversions? radioactive decay in
the mantle
18.) What are transverse plate boundaries?
23.) Play the click and drag to identify the types of energy that is involved at each energy conversion step. Then record
the correct results.
ENERGY TRANSFER: VOLCANOS
24.) What is a second way that nergy can get to the surface of the earth? getting
energy to the Earth's
surface from volcanos
25.) What are the two types of energy that volcanoes transfer to the surface of the earth? heat
and
mechanical energy
26.) How do volcanoes transfer heat energy to the surface of the earth?
Heat because magma and
lava are WAY hot
27.) What is another type of energy that volcanoes transfer to the surface of the earth AND explain two ways.
Mechanical energy because small earthquakes will occur as a result of
magma moving AND from explosive power throwing rocks and ash up into
the air.
28.) Play the click and drag to identify the types of energy that is involved at each energy conversion step. Then record
the correct results.
SHAPING THE EARTH'S SURFACE
29.) VIDEO: How has the San Andreas Fault changed the surface of the Earth?
It shows a huge crack in the earth and uplifted ridges. The footage also shows how earthquakes can be destructive
30.) VIDEO: How do plate tectonics and faults change the surface of the earth
It shows tectonic plates colliding creating faults and uplifting layers to make mountains
31.) VIDEO: In this video how has a volcano changed the surface of the Earth?
32.) VIDEO: How does this video show how faults and plate tectonics change the surface of the Earth?
Vocabulary
33.) Complete boxes for your vocabulary there are a lot so use your time wisely.
34.) Play the review game.
Helper or extension question
35.) HELPER OR EXTENSION c(ircle one)
36.) What is your question?
37.) Use your device to answer the question.