PRocesses Along Plate Boundaries

Welcome to
Science Class
Iris S. De Leon
Teacher 1
Attendance
Instead of having student’s respond
“Here I am” ,
tell me your answers to this question
LET’S DO THE FAST TALK…

LET’S HAVE PRE-TEST.
Answer pages 2-3
Processes and Landforms
Along with Convergence of
Plates
Objectives:
To be able to:
1. Explain the different processes that occur along the plate boundaries;
2. name the landforms produced in each type of plate boundary

Let’s PLAY a game called
NAMELESS
Nameless is a planetary mass
Nameless allows gases to escape.
Nameless has hot lava.
Nameless is…
VOLCANO
Nameless is displacement of a
substantial volume of water
Nameless is generated when the
sea floor abruptly deforms
Nameless attributed to either
earthquakes
Nameless is…
TSUNAMI
Nameless is a result of volcanic activity
Nameless has frequency and

intensity
Nameless is…
EARTHQUAKE
What’s In?
What’s NEW?
What’s IS IT?
What’s IS IT?
Tectonic Plates
There are a dozen large lithospheric plates (smaller plates not shown).
Some plates have continents; some don’t. All are in motion.
Question: What evidence is there for these plate boundaries?

Earthquakes
There are thousands of small earthquakes every day
“Strong” earthquakes occur once a month.
Where are the deepest earthquakes?
For earthquakes of the past 2 weeks, go to http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

Earthquakes & Plate Boundaries
Notice that the earthquakes coincide with plate boundaries,
and the deepest quakes (blue) are in subduction zones.
Question: Where would you expect to see volcanoes?
Create your own maps at http://www.iris.edu/quakes/maps.htm Modified from USGS Graphics

Volcanoes & Plate Boundaries
This map shows that locations of volcanoes (ones above sea
level) also tend to occur along the plate boundaries
Modified from USGS Graphics

Tectonic Plates
How fast are the plates moving?
Plates move 1-10 centimeters per year (≈ rate of fingernail growth).
Fingernail growth plotted: http://jclahr.com/science/earth_science/thumbnail/index.html Modified from USGS Graphics

What’s MORE?
•DIRECTION: Read and analyze the situation on Page 10 of your
module (Quarter1, Module 3). Write your answers on the spaces
provided below:
1. _____ 4. _____ 7._____

2. _____ 5. _____ 8._____
3. _____ 6._____ 9. _____
What’s I have learned?
•Fill in each blank with the correct word found in the parenthesis.
•
• A) As continental plate converges with an oceanic plate, the (1) __________ (continental, oceanic)
plate dives under the (2)__________(continental, oceanic) plate. The process of diving down
towards the mantle is called (3)____________(subduction, floatation). When the leading edge of the
subducting plate reaches the mantle, it melts turning into (4)________(magma, crust) which builds
up a pressure making it push the ground above it forming at the surface a (5) _________(volcano,
mountain). At the oceanic plate, a depression called (6)_______(trench, fault) is formed along the
boundary. Parallel to it, a series of volcanoes called (7)___________(volcanic island, volcanic island
arc) may be formed. Simultaneous with the convergence, the ground may shake and so, we
experience an earthquake. This shaking may disturb the water surface and may make the water flip
upwards to a certain height. This event is called (8)____________(tsunami, wave). B) When two
oceanic plates converge, the denser plate subducts. Once its leading edge reaches the mantle, it
melts into a magma, builds up a pressure that makes it push the ground above it, forming a
(9)___________(volcanic island, mountain). At the collision zone, a crack called
(10)___________(trench, fault) is formed. This depression could be the cause of the shaking of the
ground which is felt as an (11)_____________(earthquake, storm). At the water surface, the
overriding plate may push a big amount of water causing it to flip upwards forming a
(12)____________ (tsunami, wave). C) The convergence between two continental plates results to a
landform called(13)____________(volcanic arc, mountain ranges). Since both plates have the same
densities, no plate subducts under the other. There is (14)_________________(no volcanic,
volcanic) formation. However, since the ground moves, a phenomenon called
(15)_______________(earthquake, storm) may be felt in nearby places.
Au Revoir
 ‘Til our Next Session

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Welcome to

LET’S DO THE FAST TALK…

2. name the landforms produced in each type of plate boundary

Nameless allows gases to escape.

Nameless has hot lava.

Nameless has frequency and

Question: What evidence is there for these plate boundaries?

Where are the deepest earthquakes?

For earthquakes of the past 2 weeks, go to http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

Question: Where would you expect to see volcanoes?

Create your own maps at http://www.iris.edu/quakes/maps.htm Modified from USGS Graphics

Modified from USGS Graphics

Fingernail growth plotted: http://jclahr.com/science/earth_science/thumbnail/index.html Modified from USGS Graphics

1. ___ 4. _ 7.___

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