Hand movements to demonstrate conservative plate boundaries. This map shows many of the features that have shaped and continue to change. Pdf introduction to plate boundaries and natural hazards. Transform faults connect the end of one plate boundary to the end of another plate boundary, so there are potentially three types of transform fault. This causes the material between them to buckle and rise up, forming fold mountains.
In figure 19, the fault trace marks the boundary between. The san andreas fault a conservative plate boundary. Transform plate boundarywhere crust is neither produced nor consumed as. Movements of the plates are usually just a few centimeters per year. For example, a destructive boundary may also be called a collision boundary. This situation provides a more varied range of tectonic settings than do constructive plate boundaries. Create better lessons quicker create activity log in sign up. I say that the description should be clear enough that someone unfamiliar with their map, and without help, could use their description to find examples of that boundary type on the map. What is tectonic plates and plate tectonics tectonic plates giant jigsawlike pieces of the earths crust. Destructive, constructive and conservative plate margins a. Another is the boundary between the north american plate and the eurasian plate. The final type of convergent plate boundary is at the collision of two continents. In plate tectonic theory, the lithosphere is broken into tectonic plates, which undergo some large scale motions.
Learn and revise about plate tectonics focusing on the earths structure, plate movement and boundaries with bbc bitesize ks3 geography. Give each group the tectonic plate boundary map and the plate boundary analysis handout give each group a baggiecup with at least 10 chocolate chips and 10 skittles or other hard candy groups should work to plot the location of ten volcanoes and ten earthquakes on the tectonic plate boundary map. The point where two plates meet is called a plate boundary. Many transform faults offset midocean ridges, producing in map view a staircase pattern of alternating ridge and transform boundaries figure 2. Conservative plate boundaries and transform faults occur when plates slide past each other in opposite directions, but without creating or destroying lithosphere. It ends abruptly where it connects to another plate boundary, either another transform, a spreading ridge, or a subduction zone most such faults are found in oceanic crust, where they accommodate the lateral offset between segments of divergent boundaries, forming a zigzag. Following an earthquake along a conservative plate boundary, there are often aftershocks as the additional stress on other areas along the fault are relieved. It is at these locations where earthquakes, volcanoes and fold mountain form. The third type of plate boundary is called a conservative or transform boundary.
Nov 11, 2007 the best known example of a conservative passive plate boundary can be found along the west coast of the usa where the pacific plate is moving in a north westerly direction and sliding past the north american plate. Firstly, and in contrast to constructive plate boundaries, destructive plate boundaries are asymmetrical with regard to plate speeds, age and largescale structures. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office at 26 red lion square london wc1r 4hq. Resources for world plate boundaries word docs for world plate boundaries maps the map on the next page is offered in several formats for classroom use.
Global plate tectonic map illustrating the major tectonic plates, their. This tectonic plates worksheet is designed to help students discover all of the useful information contained on the map, from plate boundaries. In this example, the indian plate is colliding with the eurasian plate. An online resource from the geological society, outlining the three types of plate boundary and the activity that characterises them. Different exam boards and textbooks may use different names for each of the boundary types. Constructive plate boundary, destructive collision plate boundary, destructive subductive plate boundary, conservative plate boundary. Cut the poster size map into pieces along the plate boundaries. Plate tectonics, conservative, constructive, destructive, subduction, collision to investigate the 3 types of plate boundary and the processes and landforms associated. Illustration of the main types of plate boundaries 55 k divergent boundaries divergent boundaries occur along spreading centers where plates are moving apart and new crust is created by magma pushing up from the mantle. This plate boundary is the cause of the san andreas fault. These types of boundaries must be plotted on a map showing their approximate locations.
Dec 30, 2016 this website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. The andes mountain the newly molten rock is lighter that that which surrounds it, so it will rise towards the surface and cause volcanoes on the earths surface. An example of this type of movement, called subduction, occurs at the boundary between the oceanic nazca plate and the continental south american plate. Destructive plate boundaries are regions where two lithospheric plates converge.
Use the table below and the map key on the types of plate boundaries map to draw the correct symbols identifying each type of plate boundary. Friction is eventually overcome and the plates slip past in a sudden movement. Transform faults are seismically active but only where two different plates are adjacent to one another. A plate boundary when two or more plates are moving away from each other features. For example, the hawaiian islands are located in the middle of the pacific plate. The boundary regions between plates are aptly called plate boundaries. Types of plate boundaries map identification directions b 1. Jul 31, 2015 they are to write a description of how they identified their plate boundary types. Earthquakes at conservative plate boundaries can be very destructive as they occur close to the earths surface. This is made of molten melted rock called magma copy.
The san andreas fault a conservative plate boundary a simple question and answer resource based on photographic, video and map interpretation to investifgate the san andreas fault in california. For the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. It ends abruptly where it connects to another plate boundary, either another transform, a spreading ridge, or a subduction zone. Since not everyone has access to a largeformat printer we offer the poster as a 3page, tabloidsize pdf file that can be printed and taped together.
Nov 29, 2015 hand movements to demonstrate conservative plate boundaries. These are convergent destructive, divergent constructive and conservative. The most destructive of these hazards, earthquakes, tsunamis, and. Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely to occur either on or near plate boundaries. Conservative plate boundary a conservative plate boundary, sometimes called a transform plate margin, occurs where plates slide past each other in opposite directions, or in the same direction but at different speeds. Transform boundary is also known as transform fault or conservative plate boundary. At a destructive or convergent boundary the plates move towards each other.
The point where two or more plates meet is known as a plate boundary. This tectonic plates worksheet is designed to help students discover all of the useful information contained on the map, from plate boundaries to latitude and longitude locations. A transform fault or transform boundary is a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal. Convergent plate boundaries and collision zones 293. Closely spaced earthquakes with a range of depths that deepen i. Can you find an example of each type of tectonic plate boundary on the map. Plate boundary analysis troup county school district. Basic knowledge of of plate boundaries learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. The classic example of a transform plate boundary is the san andreas fault in california. The plates float on the earths mantle and are constantly moving at a very slow rate. It is called conservative because plate material is neither created nor destroyed at these boundaries, but rather plates slide past each other.
Lightly shade in each tectoniclithospheric plate with a different color if possible. The inner core is made of solid iron and nickel metal and is 5400c. D46 activity 45 understanding plate boundaries hot spots most earthquakes and volcanoes occur along plate boundaries, but there are some exceptions. The plates are part of the crust which float on the mantle. Where an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate, the oceanic plate tips down and slides beneath the continental plate forming a deep ocean trench long, narrow, deep basin. Students can either draw lines to the correct definition or cut and paste the picture and definition beside e. These are constructive, destructive, conservative and collision margins. Plate boundaries the border between two tectonic plates is called aboundary. Pdf convergent plate boundaries and collision zones. Plate boundaries plate tectonics ks3 geography revision. Detailed map showing the tectonic plates with their movement. Plate boundary zones broad belts in which boundaries are not well defined and the effects of plate interaction are unclear. Transform boundaries conservative are where are plates are moving past. Tour of the maps pdf discovering plate boundaries rice.
Graham cracker transform plate boundary of science collide convergent plate boundary destructive convergent plates animation convergent destructive 9 subduction the process by which two plates collide and one plate is drawn underneath the other. Transform faults connect the end of one plate boundary to the end of another plate boundary, so there are potentially three. The southern edge of the caribbean plate, passing through northern south america, is an example. Map showing distribution of convergent and collisional plate boundaries.
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