Based on MS-ESS2-3 Standards: Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continentalshapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.1- Based on Figure 2: Age of Oceanic Crust:a- What information is contained in the dataset?b- What patterns do you notice? Please use data from the figure 2 to support answer2- Based on Figure 3 Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Ridges of the Pacific Northwest:a- What information is contained in the dataset?b- What patterns do you notice? Please use data from the figure 3 to support answer3- Based on Figure 4: Principal Tectonic Plates:a- What information is contained in the dataset?b- What patterns do you notice? Please use data from the figure 3 to support answer Age of oceanic crust(millions of years)present246Queen CharlotteIslands810XCrest ofJuan de FucaRidgeFigure 2 Ageof OceanicCrustCLIVEPacific Northwest Rock LayersDotted lines represent ridges.Straight lines represent faults.Colors represent age of oceanic crust.Crest of Gorda RidgeBVancouver IslandJuan de FucaStraitWashingtoColumbRiverOregoCapeBlancoCaliforniCapeMendocinEurasianPlateAustralianHat41394345AlipinoPiete31131315149PoPACIFICOCEANNorth AmericPlateJuan de FucaPlate3BQUATORPacificPlate128VancoBLANCO FRACTURE ZONEA1899PlateAntarcticPlateNazcaPlateî125Zu.A1946ysland1923Cape Mendocino19911922 (18730CaribbeanPlateSouth Am1980122PisteScotia PlateBRITISH COLUMBIAAΔPuget Soundbasin1949MountΔAAA119187244 HelensA41993WASHINGTONAA1954 CALIFORNIA-1992ALassenPeak00OREGON200 KilometersArabianPlateAfricanPlate1936116NEVADA19151954EurasianPlateAustralianPlateSimplified map of Earth's principaltectonic plates, which were mapped inthe second half of the 20th century(red arrows indicate direction ofmovement at plate boundaries)Figure 4 Principal Tectonic PlatesPacificPlateNorthAmericanPlateJuan deFuca PlateLocations of earthquakes in the PacificNorthwest having estimated magnitudesgreater than 6 from 1870 to 1993. Sizeof circle represents size of earthquake.Triangles represent volcanoes in theCascade. Range.Parallel lines represent spreading ridges.Figure 3 Earthquakes,Volcanoes and Ridges of thePacific Northwest

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Based on MS-ESS2-3 Standards: Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental
shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.

1- Based on Figure 2: Age of Oceanic Crust:
a- What information is contained in the dataset?
b- What patterns do you notice? Please use data from the figure 2 to support answer

2- Based on Figure 3 Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Ridges of the Pacific Northwest:
a- What information is contained in the dataset?
b- What patterns do you notice? Please use data from the figure 3 to support answer

3- Based on Figure 4: Principal Tectonic Plates:
a- What information is contained in the dataset?
b- What patterns do you notice? Please use data from the figure 3 to support answer