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Introduction
The following links come from all over the World Wide Web and represent a variety of aspects related to Plate Tectonics. You may complete the following Internet activities by working in a pair. You should complete all of the activities and write your responses on the answer sheet.
The purpose of this Web page is to give you a sampling of some of the aspects related to Plate Tectonics. Good luck and have fun!
Activities
History-Wegener and his Plate Tectonic Theory
Activity: Go to the link above to answer the following questions, and record your responses on the answer sheet.
- How did Wegener explain the formation of mountains?
- What three mountain ranges did Wegener cite as evidence for this explanation?
- What scientist worked on Wegener's theory, reviving it in the 1960's?
- Theory-Plate Tectonics
- To learn about the theory behind Plate Tectonics follow this link: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tecmech.html
- Activity: Go to the link above to answer the following†questions, and record your responses on the answer sheet.
- List the four (4) main features of the Plate Tectonics Theory
- Look at the graphic at the bottom of the page and read the paragraph accompanying it, then draw and label where new plates are born and old plates are recycled.
- Plate Tectonics-Animations Part I
- To put the plates in motion and follow their movement go to: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/anim1.html (to see the animation again hit the "refresh" button on the toolbar above!)
- Activity: Go to the link above and run the animation to answer the following†question, and record your response on the answer sheet.
- Pick one continent to track (Africa for example). Describe its movement in few sentences.
- Plate Tectonics-Animations Part II
- To put the plates in motion and follow their movement go to: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/anim1.html (to see the animation again hit the "refresh" button on the toolbar above!)
- Activity:†Go to the link above and click on the Cenozoi, Mesozoic, or Paleozoic colored box to answer the following question, and record your response on the answer sheet.
- Find a fact about the life forms that existed during one of these geologic time periods.
- Go to the following link: http://www.scotese.com/
- Activity: Once on the page above, explore one of the links that looks interesting to you. Answer the following question, and record your response on the answer sheet.
- What did it show or teach you?†Write a summary of several sentences.
- -hint: the animations here are REALLY COOL! ;-)
- Volcano World
- To learn more about volcanoes visit this site: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html
- Activity: Once on the page above, explore one of the links that looks interesting to you.†Answer the following question, and record your response on the answer sheet.
- What did it show or teach you?†Write a summary of several sentences.
- -hint: some of these movies are HOT! ;-)
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