Some Maps Are Used on Both Sides

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