They also look at how volcanoes and earthquakes are explained by tectonic plate movement, and how engineers use this information. Alfred wegeners fossil evidence for continental drift is shown on the cutouts. The online edition contains all text from the original book in its. The data made available by usgs is regularly updated to reflect earthquake activity in the past 7 days. By adding a volcanoes layer and a tectonic boundaries layer, students can use the map that. Do not put more than two in a group students or pairs will need coloring pencils, the types of plate boundaries map and the types of plate boundaries map identification directions. Society usgs to produce an interactive map showing recent earthquake activity. Google sheets template one per table top map earthquake data mapping activity public template. Print the jigsaw puzzle pages, at either a4 or a3 size, in colour and singlesided. Primarily designed for use by earth scientists, engineers, and educators, this map provides a comprehensive overview of strong magnitude m 5. A scientist stands in front of a fault scarp in southern california.
We know that each year about 140 earthquakes of magnitude 6. This activity is a slight variation on an original activity, discovering plate boundaries, developed by dale sawyer at rice university. Working in pairs, students think like engineers and connect what they. Tectonic plates jigsaw puzzle 1 tectonic plates jigsaw puzzle instructions for teachers 1. Have students cut out each frame carefully along the outside frame lines. Using the online resources at the earthquakes living lab, students examine information and gather evidence supporting the theory. It is made up of thick, interconnecting pieces called tectonic plates that fit. Earthquakes for kids usgs earthquake hazard program. Explanations and procedures in this lesson are written at a level. Averaged over this interval, plate motions amount to several mm per year. World map of volcanoes, earthquakes, impact craters, and plate tectonics online world map with booklet pdf format giving an account of plate tectonics, volcanology, earthquake activity, and impact craters. Thus, we can predict the general regions on the earths surface where we can expect large earthquakes in the future.
Geological survey usgs and the smithsonian institution produced the third edition of this dynamic planet. Have students determine which places are earthquake risky and earthquake safe. A world map of volcanoes, earthquakes, and plate tectonics. In this lab you will learn the basics of plate tectonics, including locations of the plate boundaries, distribution of earthquakes, and bathymetry and topography. Stewart 2 cartography and graphic design by will r.
The most famous of these is the 1200km 750mi long san andreas fault. Subduction processes during plate convergence result in the formation of volcanoes. Stettner, 2 with contributions by antonio villasenor, 4 and edited by katharine s. Cut out each of the continents along the edge of the continental shelf the outermost dark line. Plate tectonics and volcanic activity national geographic. Like its two previous editions 1989 and 1994, this mapthe alltime bestselling map of the usgsremains exceptionally popular and widely. Masters of disaster earthquakes, earthquake science, lesson plan 2plate tectonics. Plate tectonics tennis ball globe activity create a mini globe that shows the major plate boundaries of the world scroll to page 15. The usgs vhp studies the dynamics of volcanoes, investigates eruption histories, develops hazard assessments, monitors volcanorelated activity, and collaborates with local officials to lower the risk of disruption when volcanoes become restless. But at any instant in geologic time, for example the year 1982, we do not know, exactly where we are in the worldwide cycle of strain buildup and strain release.
This dynamic planet teaching companion packet lessons and activities this teaching companion is intended to assist teachers to teach plate tectonics, primarily for grades 614. Plate tectonics are integral to understanding earthquakes, their causes. Class presentation on plate tectonics and earthquakes. The explanation for these intraplate volcanoes was not adequately explain until the development of. How to build a model illustrating seafloor spreading and subduction activity build a threedimensional model using a shoe box. Activityworld map of plate boundaries wheres waldostyle geography. Plate tectonics in a nutshell handouts and maps see appendices. Along with molten rock, volcanoes also release gases, ash, and solid rock. Third edition published 2006 by tom simkin, 1 robert i. Includes many maps for printing, and student worksheets.
Regents questions here are regents questions for plate tectonics. Use acrobat guide to plate tectonics and earthquakes reader. Most movement occurs along narrow zones between plates where the effects of tectonic forces are most evident. Students gather evidence to explain the theory of plate tectonics. The theory of plate tectonics activityworksheet 3 volcanoes 8.
During the 20th century, a major scientific concepttheory of plate tectonics emerged to explain why and how these plates move about and interact see plate tectonics in a nutshell. Looking at the information you compiled in your chart above, explain one way the theory of plate tectonics can relate to engineering. Special presentation on japanese tectonics by visting professor toshiro nagasako. Give them 1015 minutes to discuss and plan their towers with their group. Discussion and diagrams on plate tectonics and the structure of the earth for beginners with link to a detailed version. Plate tectonics and earthquakes the distribution and properties of plates and the motions at different kinds of plate boundaries explain globalscale patterns of earthquakes and volcanoes.
The explanation for these intraplate volcanoes was not adequately explain until the development of the theory of plate tectonics. In the early 1900s alfred wegener proposed the continents were drifting. Fumarolic activity at the summit of fourpeaked volcano in kamtai national park and. Detailed ocean floor bathymetry and discussions of fundamental components are also featured. The recent activity shown on this map provides only a presentday.
Major tectonic plates of the world map a simple map of the major tectonic plates of the world scroll to page 35. Powerpoint click to download the ms powerpoint file 146 mbytes pdf click to view or download the presentation in pdf 5 mbytes ht ml cl ick to view the presentation in html format. Divergent boundarieswhere new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other. I made different maps, including more detail in all of the datasets, and used a different map projection, but otherwise the general progression of the activity is the same. The lithosphere is broken up into slabs that geologists call lithospheric plates or tectonic plates. Voyage through time a plate tectonics page 3 of 16 boundary. The san andreas fault is a transform fault, a kind common on the sea floor but rarely found on land.
A3 size is recommended as the puzzle is big enough to cut out relatively easily and will still fit on a student desk. The volcanoes are the result of the slow slide of dense oceanic crust as it sinks beneath north america subduction, which releases water and melts overlying rock. Plate tectonics tennis ball globe gr a d es 57 len g th each lesson designed to take 2 class periods t op i c s plate tectonics, fossil evidence, geology, mapping, science history m a ter i a l s n eed ed included in teaching companion pdf. Plate tectonics and earthquakes free download as powerpoint presentation.
Earthquakes, volcanoes and plate tectonics in arcgis online. Types of plate boundaries map identification activity. Provide 3045 minutes for construction depending on time available. The reason is that the processes in plate tectonics have been going on for millions of years. Plate tectonics and earthquakes plate tectonics earthquakes. Although most igneous activity occurs along plate boundaries, there are some regions of igneous activities that occur within oceanic and continental plates ex. Detailed ocean floor bathymetry and discussions of fundamental components are.
The familiar snowclad peaks of the cascade range are part of a 1,300 km 800 mi chain of volcanoes, which extends from northern california to southern british columbia. I copied the maps onto transparencies and created a lab where students ultimately overlaid the transparencies to compare and contrast the locations of earthquakes, volcanoes, and plate boundaries. Free download re s o u r c e s fe at u r e d in t h e plate te c t o nci po w e r poni t. Mapping world plates helps students connect topography, earthquakes, volcanoes, and plates. During the 20th century, a major scientific concepttheory of plate tectonics emerged to explain.
It is relatively easy to see the relationships between earthquakes and the plate boundaries. The theory of plate tectonics worksheet teachengineering. A trench dug across a fault to learn about past earthquakes. Oct 30, 2014 plate tectonics and volcanic activity a volcano is a feature in earths crust where molten rock is squeezed out onto the earths surface. Plate tectonics are fully illustrated on this bestselling world map a companion to this dynamic earth. Online world map with booklet pdf format giving an account of plate tectonics, volcanology, earthquake activity, and impact craters. A plate tectonic puzzle american museum of natural history. Call tollfree 1888ask usgs or write to usgs information services box 25286, building 810 denver federal center denver, co 80225 3032024700. Postersized map illustrating 119 years of global seismicity in the context of global plate tectonics and the earth.