A rift valley forms where two plates:

a. Subduct b. Diverge c. Slide d. Collide

CRCT Question

Corny Joke of the DayHow do you make a skeleton laugh?

You tickle it’s funny bone

When is Tier 2Continental

DriftDue?

Challenge QuestionIf you find a rock that has a mass

of 24g and a volume of 6 cm³, what would the density be?

Density= mass/volume

Vocabulary11

Through 15

11. plate tectonics

the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven

by convection currents in the mantle

12. convergent boundary

a plate boundary where two platesCollide. Makes: mountains,

trenches, volcanoes, volcanic islands

13. divergent boundary

a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. Makes: Rift

Valley and Mid-ocean Ridge

14. transform boundary

a plate boundary where two plates SLIDE past each other. Makes: earth quakes and

fault lines

15. mid-ocean ridge(mid-Atlantic ridge)

the undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced.

Divergent Boundary

Tier 2 Rubric Vocabulary: (10 pts

each)1. Alfred Wegener2. Pangaea3. Harry Hess4. Sea-floor Spreading5. Magnetic Pole

Reversal 6. Glossopteris 7. Fossil Evidence 8. Geological Evidence9. Climate Evidence

10 pts. Organization/Presentatio

n

Option 1: Writing as Alfred Wegener. The 9

vocabulary words should be

factual. However, the

other details can be made up!

Option 2: Researching….n

o wikipedia!!! Write down

notes as you go!

Task List: 1.Tier 2

Continental Drift

2.Study guide

3.Vocabulary Sheet

Due at the end of class!!!

Content first! Then, make it

pretty

Tier work time