Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134746241
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher: PEARSON
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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

Age of oceanic crust (millions of years) present 2 4 6 Queen Charlotte Islands 8 10 X Crest of Juan de Fuca Ridge Figure 2 Age of Oceanic Crust CLIVE Pacific Northwest Rock Layers Dotted lines represent ridges. Straight lines represent faults. Colors represent age of oceanic crust. Crest of Gorda Ridge B Vancouver Island Juan de Fuca Strait Washingto Columb River Orego Cape Blanco Californi Cape Mendocin Eurasian Plate Australian Hat 41 39 43 45 Alipino Piete 3113 131 51 49 Po PACIFIC OCEAN North Americ Plate Juan de Fuca Plate 3 BQUATOR Pacific Plate 128 Vanco BLANCO FRACTURE ZONE A 1899 Plate Antarctic Plate Nazca Plate î 125 Zu.A 1946 ysland 1923 Cape Mendocino 1991 1922 (1873 0 Caribbean Plate South Am 1980 122 Piste Scotia Plate BRITISH COLUMBIA A Δ Puget Sound basin 1949Mount Δ A A A 119 1872 44 Helens A 41993 WASHINGTON A A 1954 CALIFORNIA -1992 A Lassen Peak 00 OREGON 200 Kilometers Arabian Plate African Plate 1936 116 NEVADA 1915 1954 Eurasian Plate Australian Plate Simplified map of Earth's principal tectonic plates, which were mapped in the second half of the 20th century (red arrows indicate direction of movement at plate boundaries) Figure 4 Principal Tectonic Plates Pacific Plate North American Plate Juan de Fuca Plate Locations of earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest having estimated magnitudes greater than 6 from 1870 to 1993. Size of circle represents size of earthquake. Triangles represent volcanoes in the Cascade. Range. Parallel lines represent spreading ridges. Figure 3 Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Ridges of the Pacific Northwest
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Transcribed Image Text:Age of oceanic crust (millions of years) present 2 4 6 Queen Charlotte Islands 8 10 X Crest of Juan de Fuca Ridge Figure 2 Age of Oceanic Crust CLIVE Pacific Northwest Rock Layers Dotted lines represent ridges. Straight lines represent faults. Colors represent age of oceanic crust. Crest of Gorda Ridge B Vancouver Island Juan de Fuca Strait Washingto Columb River Orego Cape Blanco Californi Cape Mendocin Eurasian Plate Australian Hat 41 39 43 45 Alipino Piete 3113 131 51 49 Po PACIFIC OCEAN North Americ Plate Juan de Fuca Plate 3 BQUATOR Pacific Plate 128 Vanco BLANCO FRACTURE ZONE A 1899 Plate Antarctic Plate Nazca Plate î 125 Zu.A 1946 ysland 1923 Cape Mendocino 1991 1922 (1873 0 Caribbean Plate South Am 1980 122 Piste Scotia Plate BRITISH COLUMBIA A Δ Puget Sound basin 1949Mount Δ A A A 119 1872 44 Helens A 41993 WASHINGTON A A 1954 CALIFORNIA -1992 A Lassen Peak 00 OREGON 200 Kilometers Arabian Plate African Plate 1936 116 NEVADA 1915 1954 Eurasian Plate Australian Plate Simplified map of Earth's principal tectonic plates, which were mapped in the second half of the 20th century (red arrows indicate direction of movement at plate boundaries) Figure 4 Principal Tectonic Plates Pacific Plate North American Plate Juan de Fuca Plate Locations of earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest having estimated magnitudes greater than 6 from 1870 to 1993. Size of circle represents size of earthquake. Triangles represent volcanoes in the Cascade. Range. Parallel lines represent spreading ridges. Figure 3 Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Ridges of the Pacific Northwest
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