Wednesday, November 30, 2011 7:28 AM Activities When Tectonic Plates Meet Date:

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011 7:28 AM Activities When Tectonic Plates Meet Date: crash into, dive Name: under, or Directions Earth's tectonic plates are in constant motion riding on a motien soa of magma. The plates raplore the the s Planet Diary actiy, you'l move different things that can happn whor thhir bodr diffterent things that can happen when these plates meet. interactive tectonics map. The red pins mark locations along one of the three a closer look at each. Notice the tectonic features (e.g. volcano, mountains, earthquake Look at this USGS tectonic plates map to review t the names of Earth's plates. egent, divergent, or transform) of plate boundaries. Explore the map by clicking the pins. fault, etc.) of each location. Complete the Workspace table. For Boundary Type, say whether the boundary is convergent, View this interactive divergent, or transform for each location. Refer to the tectonic plates link above for Plate Names. For Features, name the features found at each location. Workspace Location Boundary Type Plate Names Features Aleutian IslandsEovet 9an San Andreas Fault Mid-Atlantic Ridge celand Kuril Islands Himalayas Andes Mountains East Africa Inserted from chttp://99 planetdiary.pearsontc.net/ is 0233/

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Location Boundary type Plate names Features Aleutian islands Convergent Pacific plate and North American Plate Volcanic islands, Volcanic arc Cascades Convergent Juan de fuca plate and North American Plate Volcanic islands, Volcanic arc San Andreas Fault Transform Pacific plate and North American Plate Strike slip fault Caribbean Convergent South American plate and Caribbean plate Island arc Mid-Atlantic-Ridge Divergent Eurasian plate and North American plate Volcanic island, Longest mountain range of the world, Iceland Divergent Eurasian plate and North American plate Active volcanism Kuril islands Convergent Pacific plate and Okhotsk plate Island arc Himalayas Convergent Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate Mountain range, multiphase deformed terrain, fold and thrust fault Andes Mountains Convergent South American Plate, Nazca Plate and Antarctic plate Mountain range, folding and faulting East Africa Divergent Somali Plate and Nubian Plate Rift valley, rift basins

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