PLATE TECTONICS
Use the maps provided to answers the following questions. The map title is above the questions.
Some maps are used on both sides.
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LIVING ON THE EDGE
-Which two minor plates are colliding with Oregon and Washington?
-When was the San Francisco earthquake?
-What is the name of the major fault zone that is moving from S to N in Southern California?
-What is the name of the major fault zone that is moving E to W in southern California?
-What created the Gulf of California and the Salton Sea?
-Which way is the Pacific Plate generally moving?
-In the map legend:
What is the meaning of the bold red line?
What would two redlines parallel to each other infer?
What do the black arrows mean that are on either side of a red line?
What are the large red dots?
What are the black triangles?
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THE EARTH’S FRACTURED SURFACE
-What 6 activities are in the key?
-What year did Mt. St. Helen erupt?
-How many major plates make up the world?
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EARTH’S DYNAMIC CRUST
-Name the 6 types of Plate interaction (diagrams).
-What type of plate interaction created:
Hawaii
Andes Mountains (South America)
Mid Atlantic Ridge
Japan
India
Iceland
New Zealand
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THE SHAPING OF A CONTINENT
-Which part of the U.S. is in the enlargement?
-What trench is created just off shore?
-What is the major mountain range created 65 million years ago?
-What mountain range was created near the continents margin?
-What are some of the large volcanoes associated with this continental margin range?
-How was the Snake River Plain created?
-How was the Columbia River Plateau created?
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ATLANTIC OCEAN
-What is the underwater mountain range that is located between the New and Old World continents?
-Why is Iceland still growing?
-Name some trenches and their depths in the Atlantic Ocean area.
-Why are there so many “fracture zones” along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
-What is the maximum depth of the Atlantic between the U.S. and Europe?
-Name the plates that make up the North and South Atlantic.
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PACIFIC OCEAN
-What is the relative relief (above and below sea level) of the big island of Hawaii?
-How deep is the Peru Trench?
-Which mountain range is associated with the Peru Trench?
-The Aleutian Islands are associated with which trench?
-An Island Arc (such as the Aleutians) is created by volcanism. Name three other Island Arcs.
-Describe a “Black Smoker” or “Deep Sea Vent”.
-Why doesn’t the coast of California have a continental shelf?
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INDIAN OCEAN
-Which plate is moving under the Asian Continent?
-When did this begin?
-What mountain range was created by this collision?
-The December 2004 Tsunami was caused by plate motion just west of Sumatra,,,which plates?
DRAW A SIMPLE THUMBNAIL SKETCH OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES. INCLUDE BASIC TERMS AND ARROWS FOR MOTION
JAPAN E-W / CHILE E-WINDIA N-S / HAWAII N-S
MIDWAY BETWEEN S. AM & AFRICA E-W / SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA E-W