Plate Tectonics

Learning Objectives

• • Be able to thoroughly describe Earth’s interior layers.

  • Be able to describe the theories of Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics and the differences between the two theories.

  • Know how magnetic anomalies are used as data to help provide evidence for the theory of plate tectonics.

  • Be able to describe each type of plate boundary including landforms and hazards associated with each.

  • Know the 3 different types of convergent boundaries, how the plates interact with each other, and the landforms associated with each.

  • Be able to describe how Hot Spots can show the movement of the tectonic plates.

Reading

Vision Learning: Earth’s Structure