Plate Tectonics Lab Report

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3.03 Assessment Instructions Video
Instructions: In the Plate Tectonics lab you will investigate the interactions between continental
and oceanic plates at convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries around the globe.
Record your observations in the lab report below. You will submit your completed report.
Name and Title: (1 pt)
Include your name, instructor’s name, date, and name of lab.
Title of Lab
Student Name
Instructor
Date
Objective(s): (2 pts)
In your own words, what was the purpose of this lab?
Hypothesis: (6 pts)
In this section, please include the if/then statements you developed during your lab activity for
each location on the map. These statements reflect your predicted outcomes for the
experiment. (You can highlight your answers, delete the non answers, or type them)
Location One: Select two events that you predict will be observed. If I explore two continental
plates at a convergent boundary, then I will observe: __________________________
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earthquakes
faults
ocean formation
mountains
volcanoes
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island chains
seafloor spreading
Location Two: Select three events that you predict will be observed. If I explore two continental
plates at a divergent boundary, then I will observe: __________________________
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earthquakes
faults
ocean formation
mountains
volcanoes
island chains
seafloor spreading
Location Three: Select three events that you predict will be observed. If I explore two
continental plates at a transform boundary, then I will observe: _________________________
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earthquakes
faults
ocean formation
mountains
volcanoes
island chains
seafloor spreading
Location Four: Select two events that you predict will be observed. If I explore two oceanic
plates at a convergent boundary, then I will observe: __________________________
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earthquakes
faults
ocean formation
mountains
volcanoes
island chains
seafloor spreading
Location Five: Select three events that you predict will be observed. If I explore two oceanic
plates at a divergent boundary, then I will observe: __________________________
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earthquakes
faults
ocean formation
mountains
volcanoes
island chains
seafloor spreading
Location Six: Select two events that you predict will be observed. If I explore two oceanic plates
at a transform boundary, then I will observe: __________________________
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earthquakes
faults
ocean formation
mountains
volcanoes
island chains
seafloor spreading
Procedure/Variables: (2 pts)
The procedures are listed in your virtual lab. You do not need to repeat them here. Please be
sure to identify the test variable (independent variable), outcome variable (dependent
variable).
Reminder: Test variable = the item you are changing or manipulating; Outcome variable = the
item you are measuring
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Test variable (independent variable):
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Outcome variable (dependent variable):
Data: (15 pts)
Record the data from each location below.
Boundary Type
Year
Observed
Geologic Events Observed
(C=Convergent,
Location
D=Divergent, or
(5, 10, or 20
(earthquakes, faults, ocean formation, mountains,
Name
T=Transform)
million years)
volcanoes, island chains, seafloor spreading)
Location One
5
Event 1-
Himalayas
20
Event 2-
Location Two
5
Event 1-
East Africa
10
Event 2-
20
Event 3-
5
Event 1-
10
Event 2-
fault zone
20
Event 3-
Location
5
Event 1-
20
Event 2-
Location Five
5
Event 1-
Mid-Atlantic
10
Event 2-
20
Event 3-
Location Six
5
Event 1-
Alpine Fault
20
Event 2-
Location
Three
San Andreas
Four
Aleutian
Islands
Ridge
Conclusion: (14 pts)
Your conclusion will include a summary of the lab results and an interpretation of the results.
Please write in complete sentences.
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What types of geological events or changes occur at divergent plate boundaries?
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What types of geological events or changes occur at convergent plate boundaries?
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What types of geological events or changes occur at transform plate boundaries?
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Explain how these geological processes and interactions have changed Earth’s surface
through the years. Be sure to use evidence to support your answer.