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Lab 3 Plate Tectonics.pdfLab 3 Pre Lab Video
Lab 3 Pre Lab Video
Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Each statement represents an important learning objective that relates to one or more sections of this lab. After you complete this exercise you should be able to:
Each statement represents an important learning objective that relates to one or more sections of this lab. After you complete this exercise you should be able to:
- Locate the mid-ocean ridge system and major deep-ocean trenches on a world map.
- Describe the three types of plate boundaries and the motion associated with each.
- List and explain several lines of evidence that support the theory of plate tectonics.
- Determine the rate of seafloor spreading along a mid-ocean ridge, using paleomagnetic evidence.
- Determine plate velocities using the ages of a chain of volcanoes and their distances from the hot spot.
Assignment
Assignment
Watch the Pre Lab Video. Read all parts of Lab 3.Â
Watch the Pre Lab Video. Read all parts of Lab 3.Â
Answer the following questions:
Answer the following questions:
3.1: Locating Ocean Ridges and Trenches Questions 1-2
3.1: Locating Ocean Ridges and Trenches Questions 1-2
3.2: Examining Plate Boundaries Questions 1-3
3.2: Examining Plate Boundaries Questions 1-3
Lab 3 Videos
Lab 3 Videos
Lab 3 Images
Lab 3 Images
Lab 3 fig 3.2 World Mapfig 3.5 Simplified Maps South America Africafig 3.6 Paleoclimatesfig 3.7 map to go with 3.6fig 3.8 Distribution of Earthquakesfig 3.11 Movement of the Pacific Plate Over Hot Spotfig 3.12 Block Diagramps to Accompany Question 9fig 3.13 Block Diagram of Plate Boundary Western South AmericaPage updated
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