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Geological Processes

Geological Processes. WebQuest. Directions. Answer the following questions using the websites hyperlinked in this slide show. You will have to READ to find the answers. Always answer with complete sentences and support your work with evidence from the websites.

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Geological Processes

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  1. Geological Processes WebQuest

  2. Directions • Answer the following questions using the websites hyperlinked in this slide show. • You will have to READ to find the answers. • Always answer with complete sentences and support your work with evidence from the websites. • We strongly recommend that you include images as a reference and/or examples.

  3. 1. Evidence for Plate Tectonics • What is the evidence for the Theory of Plate Tectonics? (That’s right this is a theory, just like virtually everything else in science.) • Provide at least three different pieces of evidence • Explain in detail how those pieces of evidence support the Theory of Plate Tectonics

  4. 2. Geological History of the PNW • What is the Farallon Plate? • Explain what is happening to this plate. • Do a Google search for additional information on the Farallon Plate. • List three additional pieces of information about the Farallon Plate. • Possibilities include: how we “discovered” the Farallon Plate, what will happen to it, the history of the Farallon Plate

  5. 3. The Pacific Northwest • Types of Plate Boundaries • Identify the three types of tectonic plate boundaries that exist along the Pacific Northwest of the United States. • What geological features are associated with each of those plate boundaries? • Explain the reasons for those geological features. • What do we do as a society to deal with tectonic activity here. (three items)

  6. 4. Find Similar Plate Boundaries • Now find other locations around the world that are similar to the three different boundaries found in the Pacific Northwest. • These three locations do not need to all be in the same geographical location. • Describe the exact location and what tectonic plates are involved • Describe how the population deals with the tectonic activity in their location (three items)

  7. 5. Support Your Selections • Explain how the locations you have selected are similar to the matching plate boundary in the PNW with respect to: • Type of plate boundary • Geographic/Geological Features • Process occurring at the plate boundary

  8. *Explore Geological Processes* • Explore any of the following sites to learn more about any geological process of interest to you: • http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/dynamic.html • http://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/hazards/Pages/index.aspx • http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/plate.htm • http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/ • http://www.avo.alaska.edu/ • http://www.nps.gov/yell/naturescience/geothermal.htm • http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/earth.html • www.usgs.gov • Take notes on • what you studied • what site you used • What you learned about that topic • At least three different pieces of information

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