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Science Grade 8ES Dynamic Crust |
2-4 weeks |
Earth's crust is composed of tectonic plates that move and shift causing natural changes within the crust. |
What are tectonic plates? How do tectonic plates move and change the surface structure of the Earth? |
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Identifying different types of plate boundaries and the surface features that result from their movements. |
Asthenosphere Convergent boundaries Crust Divergent boundaries Earthquake Epicenter Focus Lithosphere Magnitude P-waves Plate tectonics Rift S-waves Seismic waves Subduction Transform boundaries Transform (strike-slip) fault Tsunamis Anticlines Bench mark Circum-Pacific Belt Collision boundary Compressional waves Continental drift Diastrophism Faults Fracture zones Geosynclines (geocline) theory Intensity Lateral fault Long waves (L-waves) Modified Mercalli scale Moho interface Mohorovicic discontinuity Normal fault Primary fault Reverse fault Reversed polarity Richter scale Rift valleys Secondary waves Seismograms Seismographs Shadow zone Shear waves Synclines Subduction boundary |
Classwork Unit Activities Unit Laboratory Experiments Unit Laboratory Skills Unit Assessments |
Read Works Articles Bill Nye Videos Eyewitness Videos UPCO Physical Setting Earth Science Review UPCO Exploration in Earth Science Physical Setting Glencoe Earth Science Text Glencoe Earth Science Science Notebook
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