“Where in the World?!” Name: Plate Boundaries Worksheet Block: Date: Procedure: use your notes and your book to put the letter of the statement on the location on the map that that event is happening. For example, letter A says the the “two plates moving apart enlarging Atlantic ocean”. On map, the letter A has been placed on the Mid-Atlantic ridge system. Where in the world would you find… plate moving apart enlarging the Atlantic “two ocean” plates colliding producing the “two Himalayan mountains” plate subducting underneath a continental producing the volcanic Andes “one oceanic mountains” plates sliding past one another producing the “two San Andreas transform fault” continental plates ripping apart, eventually creating a new “two ocean” or more oceanic plates colliding, then subducting under other oceanic plates producing a series of “one deep sea trenches and volcanic island arcs” For the next few letters, name the plate that goes with each statement. This plate is moving northwest, colliding with the Eurasian plate. This plate is moving west, and the Juan de Fuca plate is being subducted underneath it. These plates are moving away from the Antarctic plate. This plate is moving northeast and will eventually collide with the Eurasian plate, closing the Mediterranean Sea. This plate is moving directly north and will eventually collide with Asia, destroying Indonesia. Directions: Answer the following questions using your notes and the diagram on the previous page.
“Where in the World?!” Name: Plate Boundaries Worksheet Block: Date: Procedure: use your notes and your book to put the letter of the statement on the location on the map that that event is happening. For example, letter A says “two plates moving apart enlarging the Atlantic ocean”. On the map, the letter A has been placed on the Mid-Atlantic ridge system. Where in the world would you find… “two plate moving apart enlarging the Atlantic ocean” “two plates colliding producing the Himalayan mountains” “one oceanic plate subducting underneath a continental producing the volcanic Andes mountains” “two plates sliding past one another producing the San Andreas transform fault” “two continental plates ripping apart, eventually creating a new ocean” “one or more oceanic plates colliding, then subducting under other oceanic plates producing a series of deep sea trenches and volcanic island arcs” For the next few letters, name the plate that goes with each statement. This plate is moving northwest, colliding with the Eurasian plate. This plate is moving west, and the Juan de Fuca plate is being subducted underneath it. These plates are moving away from the Antarctic plate. This plate is moving northeast and will eventually collide with the Eurasian plate, closing the Mediterranean Sea. This plate is moving directly north and will eventually collide with Asia, destroying Indonesia. Directions: Answer the following questions using your notes and the diagram on the previous page.
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