Plate Tectonics and Geologic Age: - Miss Hamilton



Plate Tectonics & Geologic Age

Computer lab assignment

Name: ________________ Date: ________________

Go to :



On this website you will see the earth, and examine the causes of earthquakes.

Click on the terms listed at the bottom of the page to learn more about each of the terms used to describe the movement of the earth’s crust.

Define the following terms in the table below:

|Tectonic plate | |

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|Actively spreading ridges | |

|Transform faults | |

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|Reverse fault | |

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|Normal fault | |

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Compare and contrast the location of volcanic centres to the location of earthquake centres.

|Volcanic Centres |Earthquakes |

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Now go to:

ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html

Complete the following chart:

|Geological Era |Time Period |Location on our planet where |Brief Description |

| |or time span |evidence exists |Use point form notes |

|Cenozioc | | | |

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|Mesozoic | | | |

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|Paleozoic | | | |

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|Precambrian | | | |

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