Plate Tectonics and Their Land Formations

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Plate Tectonics and Their Land Formations Name Date Class Period

Three Types of Boundaries Name the Three Types of Boundaries Find a Pic to describe each Boundary

Mountain Ranges Using Words describe what are Mountain Ranges What Plate Boundary Formed this Landform Find a Real Life Pic of the Landform Find another 2D Pic that Shows Mountain Ranges formed

Ocean Trenches Using Words describe what are Ocean Trenches What Plate Boundary Formed this Landform Find a Real Life Pic of the Landform Find another 2D Pic that Shows Ocean Trenches formed

Ring of Fire Using Words describe what is the Ring of Fire What Plate Boundary Formed this Landform Find a Real Life Pic of the Landform Find another 2D Pic that Shows how Volcanoes formed

Mid Ocean Ridges Using Words describe Mid Ocean Ridges What Plate Boundary Formed this Landform Find a Real Life Pic of the Landform Find another 2D Pic that Shows how Mid Ocean Ridges formed

Rift Zones Describe what is a Rift Zone What Plate Boundary Formed this Landform Find a Real Life Pic of the Landform Find another 2D Pic that Shows Mountain Ranges formed

Fault (Due to Earthquakes) Using Words describe what is a Fault What Plate Boundary Formed this Landform Find a Real Life Pic of the Landform Find another 2D Pic that Shows how Faults formed

Word Bank -Mountain Ranges -Ocean Trenches -Ring of Fire -Mid- Ocean Ridges -Rift Zones -Fault (Due to Earthquakes) -Rock Slides (Due to Earthquakes) Sort the words in to the correct category: __________________________________________________________________________________________ Convergent Plate Divergent Plate Boundary change the Transform Plate Boundary change Boundaries change the Earth by forming what land features: the Earth by forming what land Earth by forming what Features: Land Features: 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 3.

Cite Sources What Website did you find pics and info. Google, Bing, etc.. are not Sources