Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes
Enrichment Activity for Lessons 6-4 to 6-6
Skills:
researching, identifying, interpretingPART A The movement of tectonic plates along boundaries can cause earthquakes. Using reference materials, find ten places in which earthquakes have occurred during the past 25 years. Fill in the latitude and longitude of each location in the table below.
|
Earthquake Locations |
|||
|
Earthquake |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Tectonic Plates |
|
1. |
|||
|
2. |
|||
|
3. |
|||
|
4. |
|||
|
5. |
|||
|
6. |
|||
|
7. |
|||
|
8. |
|||
|
9. |
|||
|
10. |
|||
PART B Plot each of the earthquakes listed in your table on the world map below. Determine which tectonic plates moved to cause the earthquake. (Hint: Review the map on page 144 of your text showing Earth’s tectonic plates.) Fill in the tectonic plates in the above table.