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Major Tectonic Plates Guided Lesson

Major Tectonic Plates Guided Lesson

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Science

6th - 8th Grade

Easy

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3, NGSS.MS-ESS1-1, 112.18.b.10.C

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Standards-aligned

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Bobby Menendez

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8 Slides • 28 Questions

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Major Tectonic Plates Guided Lesson

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Plate Tectonics

  • The theory of plate tectonics states that Earth's surface is broken into large, rigid pieces that move with respect to each other.

  • These plates move slowly and can form volcanoes and mountains and cause earthquakes.

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Plate Names

Notice the names of the plates almost fully match the names of the continents.

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Drag and Drop

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What is the name of plate 3?​ ​
Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above
Pacific plate
Eurasian plate
Antarctic plate
South American Plate
South African Plate

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Multiple Choice

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What is the name of plate 6?

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Eurasian plate

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Indo-Australian plate

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North American plate

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Antarctic plate

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Multiple Choice

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What is the name of plate 4

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African plate

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Indo-Australian plate

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Pacific plate

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Antarctic plate

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Plate Tectonics Notes

Write on notebook paper.

  • Most tectonic plates are made up of a combination of oceanic and continental crust.

  • There are 7 major tectonic plates by size that make up the lithosphere.

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Multiple Choice

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What is the name of plate 1?

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African plate

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North American plate

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Eurasian Plate

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Eurmerican Plate

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Multiple Choice

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What is the name of plate 2

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African plate

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North American plate

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Eurasian plate

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Pacific plate

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Multiple Choice

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Identify the Major Plate labeled B
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African Plate
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Antarctic Plate
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Pacific Plate
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Eurasian Plate 

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Multiple Choice

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What is the name of plate 5?

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African plate

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South American plate

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Eurasian plate

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Indo-Australian plate

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Multiple Choice

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What is the name of the plate to the south of the Eurasian plate?

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Pacific plate

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South American plate

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Antarctic plate

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Indo-Australian plate

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Multiple Choice

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Is there a pattern to the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes around the globe?

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No, earthquakes and volcanoes are random.

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Yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur near the boundaries of tectonic plates.

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yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur in the middle of tectonic plates.

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No, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur under water.

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Multiple Choice

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Identify tectonic plate Y.

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North American Plate

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Pacific Plate

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Eurasian Plate

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Antarctic Plate

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Multiple Choice

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Identify tectonic plate X.

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North American Plate

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Pacific Plate

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Eurasian Plate

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Antarctic Plate

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Multiple Choice

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Identify tectonic plate W.

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North American Plate

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Pacific Plate

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Eurasian Plate

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Antarctic Plate

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Multiple Choice

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Identify tectonic plate B.

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North American Plate

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South American Plate

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Eurasian Plate

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African Plate

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Multiple Choice

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Identify tectonic plate C.

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North American Plate

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South American Plate

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Eurasian Plate

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African Plate

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Multiple Choice

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What is this major plate labeled "G"?

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Pacific

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Antarctic

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Indo-Australian

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Multiple Choice

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What is this major plate labeled "F"?

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North American

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Eurasian

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Pacific

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Multiple Choice

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What is this major plate?

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African

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South American

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Indo-Australian

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Multiple Choice

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What is this major plate labneled "D"?

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Indo-Australian

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Pacific

3

Eurasian

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Multiple Choice

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What is this major plate?

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Eurasian

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North American

3

Antarctic

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Multiple Choice

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What is this major plate labeled "B"?

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North American

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Indo-Australian

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Eurasian

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Multiple Choice

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What is this major plate labeled "A"?

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African

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South American

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Eurasian

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Multiple Choice

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In the diagram representing Earth’s tectonic plates, which plate is labeled as B?

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North American plate

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Eurasian Plate

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Australian plate

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African Plate

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Multiple Choice

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The map below shows the locations of tectonic plates. The South American Plate is —

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Plate A

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Plate B

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Plate C

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Plate D

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Multiple Choice

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The tectonic plate labeled A in the diagram is the

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Eurasian Plate

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Indo-Australian Plate

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Pacific Plate

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African Plate

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Hotspot

Click on the Indo-Australian Plate

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Multiple Choice

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What movement am I?

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convergent (move together)

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divergent (move apart)

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transform (slide)

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Multiple Choice

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Convergent(move together)

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Divergent(move apart)

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Transform(slide)

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Multiple Choice

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convergent(move together)

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divergent(move apart)

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transform(slide)

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