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Figure 1.1 below shows a simplified map of Earth’s current major tectonic plates and their boundaries. The arrows on the map show the direction the plates are moving. Compare the plate tectonics map (Figure 1.1) to the world map (Figure 1.2). Notice that some of the tectonic plates have oceans above them while others are composed of continents. These are the two main types of tectonic plates: continental and oceanic.
What is the name of the oceanic plate that is found between the oceanic Pacific plate and the continental South American plate?
Figure 1.1. Simplified Map of Earth’s Plates and Their Corresponding Tectonic Boundaries
Figure 1.2. World Map
Juan de Fuca Plate
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Cocos Plate
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Nazca Plate
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Antartic Plate
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In the Figure 1.1, red arrows shows the direction the plates are moving. Based on what you have learned about the plate boundaries, what type of relation do the arrow shows along the California coast between Pacific Plate and North American Plate?
Figure 1.1. Simplified Map of Earth’s Plates and Their Corresponding Tectonic Boundaries
converging
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diverging
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sliding past/transverse
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No relation
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Match the letters in the following image with appropriate layers of the Earth.

A
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Figure 2 represents the “whole mantle” convection model wherein the convection cells extend from the asthenosphere to the mantle-‐outer core boundary. Notice that at the center of the diagram the arrows point upward. This represents heat transferring upward from the outer core. As the heat moves toward the surface of the Earth, it diverges to form two distinct convection cells. The asthenosphere spreads in opposite directions from the center of the diagram, which causes the lithosphere above it to move apart, creating a ridge. On the outer edges of the convection cells, the lithosphere dives into the Earth, forming trenches. Note that the layers of the Earth are not drawn to scale in Figure 2.
Tension is the stress that causes the lithosphere to pull apart. Where do you see the result of tension in Figure 2?
Figure 2: Example of Earth’s Mantle Convection Cells: The Whole Mantle Model.
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Figure 2 represents the “whole mantle” convection model wherein the convection cells extend from the asthenosphere to the mantle-‐outer core boundary. Notice that at the center of the diagram the arrows point upward. This represents heat transferring upward from the outer core. As the heat moves toward the surface of the Earth, it diverges to form two distinct convection cells. The asthenosphere spreads in opposite directions from the center of the diagram, which causes the lithosphere above it to move apart, creating a ridge. On the outer edges of the convection cells, the lithosphere dives into the Earth, forming trenches. Note that the layers of the Earth are not drawn to scale in Figure 2.
Compression is the stress that causes the lithosphere to push together. Where do you see the result of compression in Figure 2?
Figure 2: Example of Earth’s Mantle Convection Cells: The Whole Mantle Model.
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Open thisLinks to an external site. online map. It is a geoinquiry map of quakes, boundaries and plate motions to investigate plate boundaries (edges where different tectonic plates meet). Look at the legend on the left, what does a blue line represent?
Convergent plate boundary
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Divergent plate boundary
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Transform plate boundary
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In the same online map from question 6 (open hereLinks to an external site.), zoom in on California. What type of tectonic plate boundary extends from the Gulf of California to Northern California?
Convergent plate boundary
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In the same online map from question 6 (open hereLinks to an external site.), zoom in on Northern California. What type of tectonic plate boundary is found in Northern California (from Six Rivers National Forest to north of Eureka)?
Convergent plate boundary
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In the same online map from question 6 (open hereLinks to an external site.), zoom in on Baja California. What type of tectonic plate boundary is found in the Gulf of California?
Convergent plate boundary
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Transform plate boundary
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Baja was once attached to mainland Mexico.TrueFalse
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In the same online map from question 6 (open hereLinks to an external site.), zoom out so that the world is in view. Click on Content on the left-‐side of the window. Click on “Global Quakes of Large Magnitude 5.8 or Greater” checkbox. The red circle represents the earthquakes greater than Magnitude 5.8 that occured between 1997 – 2007.
Observe the patterns of earthquakes. What type of plate boundary has highest concentration of earthquakes?
Convergent plate boundary
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In the same online map from question 6 (open hereLinks to an external site.), zoom out so that the world is in view. Click on Content on the left-‐side of the window. Uncheck “Global Quakes of Large Magnitude 5.8 or Greater” (if you are continuing from previous question). Click on the “Absolute Plate Motions” checkbox. This is showing the distance in millimeters that a plate moves in one year.
Which tectonic plate has the highest rates of plate movement?
North American Plate
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Pacific Plate
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African Plate
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Eurasian
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Figure 3 shows the cities which are on the San Andreas Fault and major earthquakes that occured along the fault. What was the highest magnitude earthquake that occured along the fault and when?
Figure 3: Map Depicting Cities which are on the San Andreas Fault
M 7.9, 1906
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M 7.9, 1857
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M 8.0, 1957
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M 8.0, 1857
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Match the following using the following image as a reference:
The landform resulting from the interactions of oceanic-oceanic divergent plate boundaries is
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The landform resulting from the interactions of continental-continental convergent plate boundaries
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The landform resulting from the interactions of continental-continental divergent plate boundaries is
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The landform resulting from the interactions of continental-oceanic convergent plate boundaries
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The landform resulting from the interactions of oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundaries
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The east coast of North America is geologically active (more earthquakes and volcanoes). Use following image as a reference.
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The following image covers the Cascade Mountain Range. What type of plate boundary is found here?
Convergent plate boundary
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Using the above Cascade Mountain Range image as a reference (from question 16), what is the name of plate that is subducting under the North American plate?
Pacific Plate
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Juan de Fuca Plate
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Cocos Plate
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None of the above
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What tectonic settings formed Mount St. Helens? Use the above Cascade Mountain Range image as a reference (from question 16).
Oceanic – Oceanic convergent plate boundaries
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Oceanic – Continental convergent plate boundaries
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Continental- Continental convergent plate boundaries
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Hot spots
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The highlighted area falls in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Note the string of long lakes. Given this location and what you have learned in the class, what tectonic setting formed these lakes?
A continental volcanic arc
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A collision zone
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A rift valley
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A subduction zone
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What kind of continental margin is the West Coast of North America? Refer to the image below.
Active continental margin
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Passive continental margin
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None of the above
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Identify the rock type in following image.

Igneous rock
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Sedimentary rock
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Metamorphic rock
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None of the above.
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Identify the feature in following image.

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Peat
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Identify which of the following are minerals.
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Diamond
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Sugar
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Marble
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Halite (Common Salt)
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Natural Ice
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Coal
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Feldspar
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Pyrite
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The following image is from Grand Canyon in northern Arizona. Identify the rock type of the image.
Intrusive igneous rock
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The following image is the Stone Mountain of Georgia. Identify the rock type of this mountain.
Volcanic Igneous Rock
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Plutonic Igneous Rock
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Sedimentary Rock
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Metamorohic Rock
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Match the following
Fossil records are found in
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Marble is an example of
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Gneiss is an example of
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The Sierra Nevada mountain range in California is
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