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TECTONIC๎PLATES๎PUZZLE๎
Looking๎at๎the๎map,๎what๎do๎you๎see๎that๎could๎have๎led๎observers๎such๎as๎Alfred๎Wegener๎to๎hypothesize๎that๎
the๎continents๎have๎moved?๎๎
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Look๎for๎the๎small๎arrows๎found๎throughout๎the๎map.๎The๎arrows๎show๎that๎tectonic๎plates๎are๎
___๎not๎moving.๎
___๎in๎motion.๎
___๎completely๎covered๎by๎water.๎
Do๎you๎see๎any๎tectonic๎plates๎that๎are๎almost๎entirely๎covered๎by๎water?๎๎These๎are๎oceanic๎plates.๎๎There๎are๎
several๎oceanic๎plates.๎List๎two๎of๎Earthโs๎oceanic๎plates.๎
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List๎three๎pairs๎of๎plates๎that๎are๎moving๎apart๎from๎one๎another.๎๎These๎are๎called๎divergent๎boundaries.๎
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List๎two๎places๎where๎you๎can๎find๎subduction๎zones.๎๎They๎are๎marked๎by๎a๎line๎that๎looks๎like๎this:๎๎
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What๎observations๎can๎you๎make๎about๎where๎subduction๎zones๎are๎found?๎
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What๎relationship๎do๎you๎observe๎between๎the๎location๎of๎volcanoes๎and๎the๎tectonic๎plates?๎
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Extra!๎Use๎a๎map๎that๎shows๎geologic๎features๎to๎find๎and๎label๎the๎following:๎
๏ทRING๎OF๎FIRE ๏ทALEUTIAN๎TRENCH ๏ทPERUโCHILE๎TRENCH
๏ทMIDโATLANTIC๎RIDGE ๏ทHAWAIIAN๎HOT๎SPOT ๏ทJAVA๎TRENCH
๏ทMARIANAS๎TRENCH ๏ทSAN๎ANDREAS๎FAULT ๏ทJAPAN๎TRENCH
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