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Tectonic Plates Exploration Worksheet

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Tectonic Plates Exploration Worksheet

Tectonic plates and Ring of Fire illustration

📚 Before Watching: Vocabulary & Predictions

1. Match each term with its correct definition:
Lithosphere
Mantle
Plate tectonics
Subduction
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform boundary
Where plates move away from each other
Where plates slide past each other
Earth's rigid outer shell
Theory explaining plate movement
Layer beneath the lithosphere
Where plates move toward each other
One plate sliding under another
2. Prediction: What do you think causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?

📺 While Watching: Fill in the Blanks & True/False

3. Complete these sentences using information from the video:

a) The Earth's outer shell is called the __________________.

b) It is broken into large pieces called __________________.

c) The movement of these plates is called __________________.

d) At convergent boundaries, __________________ occurs when one plate slides under another.

e) Continental plates move an average of _______ centimetres per year.

4. True or False? Circle T or F for each statement:

a) The Ring of Fire borders nearly the whole Pacific Ocean. T / F

b) Continental lithosphere is made of denser rocks than oceanic lithosphere. T / F

c) Seven major plates make up roughly 95% of Earth's surface. T / F

d) The San Andreas Fault is an example of a divergent boundary. T / F

e) Marie Tharp helped map the seafloor using sonar technology. T / F

🤔 After Watching: Understanding & Application

5. Explain what tectonic plates are and how they move:
6. Why do you think understanding plate tectonics is important for people living near the Ring of Fire? Give at least two reasons:
7. Multiple Choice: What process creates new oceanic crust at divergent boundaries?

Subduction

Seafloor spreading

Continental drift

Transform faulting

8. The video mentions that all continents once formed a supercontinent called __________________ approximately _______ million years ago.

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