Name # __________________________ Teacher __________________________ Earth Science
Ch. 5.1
Ch. 5 Vocabulary List
Lesson 1: Earth’s Moving Plates +________
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Use your textbook’s glossary & index to help you define the following words. (2 points each)
Word
&
Sketch (optional)
Definition
Sentence Showing Meaning of
Word
energy source
continental
drift
Pangaea
geologist
mid-ocean ridge
ocean trench
volcano
earthquake
California Earth Science Macmillan/McGraw-­Hill Ch. 5, Lesson 1
Earth’s Moving Plates
Alfred Wegener was a scientist who had a hypothesis that Earth was once one
large “supercontinent” called Pangaea. What were his reasons to support this
hypothesis? (8 points)
1)
Evidence for
Continental Drift
Reason #1 Reason #3 Reason #2 2) Now, with modern technology, what clues are found on the ocean
floor to support that Earth’s surface is made of large plates that move
apart and move together?
California Earth Science Macmillan/McGraw-­Hill Name # __________________________ Teacher __________________________ Earth Science
Ch. 5.2
Ch. 5 Vocabulary List
Lesson 2: Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory +________
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Use your textbook’s glossary & index to help you define the following words. (2 points each)
Word
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Definition
Sentence Showing Meaning of
Word
energy
seismicsource
wave
crust
mantle
core
convective flow
plate tectonics
divergent
California Earth Science Macmillan/McGraw-­Hill Ch. 5, Lesson 2
Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory
Earth’s surface is made up of large plates called tectonic plates that are
constantly shifting and moving. Using your textbook, fill out the diagrams
below to describe the 3 different plate boundaries. (9 points)
A. This is a _________________________ boundary because the plates move __________________. New crust is formed here. When this happens on the ocean floor, this process is called _________________________________ . B. This is a __________________________ boundary because the plates are moving ______________________. One plate sinks or slides under the other one. This is called _________________________. C. This is a ___________________________ Boundary because the plates ______________ past each other. An example of this type of boundary lies along the Pacific and North American plates in California and is called _________________________________. California Earth Science Macmillan/McGraw-­Hill Name # __________________________ Teacher __________________________ Earth Science
Ch. 5.3
Ch. 5 Vocabulary List
Lesson 3: Earthquakes +________
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Use your textbook’s glossary & index to help you define the following words. (2 points each)
Word
&
Sketch (optional)
Definition
Sentence Showing Meaning of
Word
energy
source
faults
focus
epicenter
triangulation
magnitude
Richter Scale
California Earth Science Macmillan/McGraw-­Hill Ch. 5 Lesson 3
Earthquakes
A. Read the article “Giant Waves” on page 306 in your Earth Science textbook.
B. Then do online research using the key words earthquake safety tips and
earthquake safe buildings to find information about how a) prepare for an
earthquake before it happens, b) to stay safe during an earthquake, c) to
construct buildings that can withstand earthquakes. (6 points)
California Earth Science Macmillan/McGraw-­Hill Name # __________________________ Teacher __________________________ Earth Science
Ch. 5.4
Ch. 5 Vocabulary List
Lesson 4: Volcanoes +________
21
Use your textbook’s glossary & index to help you define the following words. (2 points each)
Word
&
Sketch (optional)
Definition
Sentence Showing Meaning of
Word
energy
source
hot spot
hot spring
geyser
Ring of Fire
igneous rocks
volcano
fumarole
California Earth Science Macmillan/McGraw-­Hill Ch. 5 Lesson 4
Volcanoes
Read p. 314-315 of your Earth Science textbook to help you describe the 3
different kinds of volcanoes below. Give an example of each volcano! (9 points)
California Earth Science Macmillan/McGraw-­Hill Name # __________________________ Teacher __________________________ Earth Science
Ch. 5.5
Ch. 5 Vocabulary List
Lesson 5: How Plate Tectonics Affects CA +________
12
Use your textbook’s glossary & index to help you define the following words. (2 points each)
Word
&
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Definition
Sentence Showing Meaning of
Word
energy
source
San
Andreas
Fault
North American Plate
Pacific Plate
California Earth Science Macmillan/McGraw-­Hill Ch. 5 Lesson 5
How Plate Tectonics Affects California
A. Read the article “Quake Predictors” on pages 332-333 in your Earth
Science textbook.
B. Then answer the following questions: (6 points)
1. Before the invention of the seismometer, how do you think people measured
earthquakes?
2. Why are satellites a useful source of information about movement on Earth’s
surface?
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