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How does plate movement affect the land around mountains such as Mt. Everest?
Lesson Objectives...
Analyze a graphical display of a large data set of plate movement in order to determine whether a causal or correlational relationship exists between plate movement and mountain movement.
Resources for Lesson 5...
Resources for Lesson 5...
Investigate Plate Movement
Investigate Plate Movement
Gather evidence from Seismic Explorer - Plate Movement to help answer our lesson question. How does plate movement affect the land around mountains such as Mt. Everest? Do not forget to gather information by selecting Data Type.
What we figured out this lesson...
What we figured out this lesson...
- All plates are constantly moving in different directions and at different speeds. (Lesson 5)
- Plates move because they sit on top of deeper, warmer rock layers which move, or creep. (Lesson 5)
- When creep occurs, mountains and all other features on the plate above also move. (Lesson 5)
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