1. PLATE TECTONICS THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS
LIST FOUR FEATURES CAUSED BY PLATE TECTONICS
DEFINE:
CONVERGE
DIVERGE
TRANSFORM
PLATE
PLATE TECTONICS
LITHOSPHERE
ASTHENOSPHERE
CONVECTION CURRENT

2. PLATE TECTONICS THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING OUTLINE ON THE THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS.
I. A NEW THEORY
IN THE 1960’S, A NEW THEORY CALLED _________ WAS DEVELOPED.
EARTH’S __________ AND PART OF THE _______ ARE BROKEN IN SECTIONS CALLED ________, THAT MOVE SLOWLY.
II. DETAILS ABOUT THE THEORY
THE LAYER OF EARTH THAT IS BROKEN INTO SECTIONS IS CALLED THE ___________________.
THE _______________ IS THE PLASTICLIKE LAYER BELOW THE _______________.
THE RIGID PLATES MOVE OVER THE _____________________.

3. PLATE TECTONICS THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS
COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE DIFFERENT PLATE BOUNDARIES BY DEFINING THEM SIDE BY SIDE. DRAW THE PLATES OF THE WORLD. IDENTIFY PLATE MOTION BY USING ARROWS.
DIVERGENT
CONVERGENT
TRANSFORM
DRAW THE PLATE OF THE WORLD. IDENTIFY PLATE MOTION BY USING ARROWS

4. PLATE TECTONICS THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS
ORGANIZE INFORMATION TO DESCRIBE FEATURES CAUSED BY PLATE TECTONICS. FILL IN THE CHART BELOW.
FEATURE
DESCRIPTION
RIFT VALLEY
FOLDED AND FAULTED MOUNTAINS
STRIKE- SLIP FAULTS