Plate Tectonics Comic Book Pg s 9-13
Your Comic Book should include the following on each page: Your CHARACTER thoroughly explaining the concept for the page DRAWINGS for each of the topics A brief EXPLANATION or DEFINITION of each concept Each page should be COLORED
Pg 9 3 types of Plate Boundaries: List and explain Standard 2 Objective 3.a, b, c, and d
1 st thing to write: Mid-ocean ridges form at divergent boundaries where magma rises to the surface as plates move apart.
2 nd thing to write: At a convergent boundary, two tectonic plates collide forming mountains.
3 rd thing to write: Oceanic lithosphere collides with continental lithosphere and subducts under the continental lithosphere, because it is more dense.
4 th thing to write: plates slide past each other horizontally scraping against each other at transform boundaries
Page 10 What causes plate motion? Explain mantle convection, ridge push, slab pull Standard 2 Objective 3.a, b, c, and d
1 st thing to write: Convection in the mantle is when warmer, less dense mantle rock rises to the surface and cooler, denser mantle rock sinks.
2 nd thing to write: Mantle convection drags overlying tectonic plates along causing tectonic plate movement
3 rd thing to write: Ridge Push happens when new rock at a midocean ridge sinks into the mantle and pushes the rest of the tectonic plate away from the ridge.
4 th thing to write: Slab pull happens as the weight of a subducting plate, at subduction zones pulls the rest of the plate into the mantle along with it.
Page 11 Plate Tectonics and Mountains: plate collisions Plate Tectonics and Mountains Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics
1 st thing to write: The major mountain belts are located along convergent plate boundaries.
2 nd thing to write: Plate collision produces large-scale deformation and High mountains are uplifted.
3 rd thing to write: The Himalayas are still growing taller because the plates are still colliding
4 th thing to write: Volcanic mountains form where two plates whose edges consist of oceanic lithosphere collide.
Page 12 Why Earthquakes Happen: Explain elastic rebound, focus, epicenter, seismic waves Plate Tectonics and Mountains Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics
1 st thing to write: The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape is called elastic rebound.
2 nd thing to write: The location within Earth along a fault where the first motion of an earthquake occurs is called the focus.
3 rd thing to write: The epicenter is the point on Earth s surface directly above an earthquake s focus
4 th thing to write: When rocks along a fault slip into new positions, they release energy in the form of vibrations called seismic waves that travel outward in all directions from the focus.
Page 13 Studying Earthquakes: Explain Seismograph, Richter Scale, buildings and earthquakes, what to do before and during earthquakes Recording Earthquakes Standard 2 Objective 3 a, b, d, and e
1 st thing to write: A seismograph is an instrument that records vibrations in the ground.
2 nd thing to write: The Richter scale is a measurement system that bases earthquake strength on ground motion.
3 rd thing to write: Buildings may sway and collapse while experiencing the motion caused by earthquakes.
4 th thing to write: Before an earthquake occurs, people should be prepared with food, water, a flashlight, and portable radio.
5 th thing to write: During an earthquake you should you stay away from Windows, heavy furniture, and other objects that might topple over.
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