Q1-Week 4 - Major and Minor Plates

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COMMONWEALTH HIGH SCHOOL

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY


SY 2020-2021

GRADE (JHS) : 10
QUARTER 1: EARTH SCIENCE WEEK: 4
MELC: Describe the different types of plate boundaries.
Learning Competencies: Identify the major lithospheric plates. (S10ES – Ia-j-36.1.4)

ACTIVITY 1: GIVE ME MY NAME (PLATE)


Specific Objectives: Given the necessary materials, the learner should be able to:
a. identify the different minor and major plates;
b. list down the different lithospheric plates.

Brief Descriptions: The Earth crust is divided into segments called plates. There are at least 7 major/large plates
and 8 minor or smaller plates.

Instructions/Procedures:
A. Study the map below. Name the different major and minor plates then complete Table 1

Figure 1. WORLD TECTONIC PLATE


(https://www.jkgeography.com/uploads/1/0/8/4/108433405/565196603_orig.jpg)

Table 1

MAJOR PLATES MINOR PLATES

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

5 5

6 6

7 7

8
B. Identify the plates as labelled. (1 to 13) You may refer to Figure 1)

Figure 2. The Earth’s Plates


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C. Identifying Tectonic Plates. Use the tectonic plate map below to answer the questions below:

Figure 3. Tectonic Plate Map (https://www.helpteaching.com/tests/355395/identifying-tectonic-plates)

1. Letter J represents the Arabian Plate.


a. True b. False
2. The Caribbean Plate is shown by letter C.
a. True b. False
3. The Antarctic Plate is represented by the letter K.
a. True b. False
4. The Nazca Plate is shown by letter L.
a. True b. False
5. The South American Plate is bounded to the west by plate E and to the east by plate I.
a. True b. False
6. The Pacific Plate is the largest of the tectonic plates. Which letter represents the Pacific Plate?
a. H b. I c. K d. N
7. The Yellowstone Hotspot, on the North American Plate, has been migrating southwest at a rate of about 1 inch per year.
Which letter represents the plate where this hotspot is located?
a. A b. F c. I d. K
8. The Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world’s oceans, boarders the small Mariana Plate (not shown on map).
Which letter represents the Philippine Plate, the plate that bounds the Mariana Plate to the west?
a. C b. L c. M d. N
9. The Drake Passage is located in the sea over the Scotia Plate. Which letter shows the Scotia Plate?
a. D b. E c. G d. M
10. The Juan de Fuca Plate is located along the eastern side of the Ring of Fire. Which letter shows the Juan de Fuca Plate?
a. B b. C c. E d. N

Prepared by: DOLLY B. GALOLA


LEVENIA B. MALLARE

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