Practice Rates Of Plate Movement (4.3.2) - DISTRIBUTION OF OCEANS AND CONTINENTS

Practice: Rates of Plate Movement

Lesson 4.3.2DISTRIBUTION OF OCEANS AND CONTINENTS

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Question 1.
What is the primary method used to determine the rates of plate movement?
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Think about what features are present on the ocean floor.
Question 2.
Name one force that contributes to the movement of tectonic plates.
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This is related to heat and circulation in the Earth's interior.
3Question 3.
What evidence do scientists use to measure plate movement rates?
- Rock age
- Ocean sediment depth
- Magnetic field patterns
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Consider what geological features contain this evidence.
4Question 4.
True or False: Convection currents in the mantle are responsible for tectonic plate movement.
- True
- False
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Think about the heat sources and how they affect movement.
Question 5.
Discuss how the concept of plate tectonics has changed our understanding of geological events like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
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Consider how tectonic boundaries influence seismic activity.
Question 6.
Examine the role of sea floor spreading in the context of the theory of continental drift and how it supports evidence for plate tectonics.
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Think about how rock age variations correspond with plate movement.

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