Chap. 10, Lesson 2 Worksheet
Lesson 2
Shaping Earth’s Surface
Predict three facts that will be discussed in Lesson 2 after reading the headings. Write your facts in your Science Journal.
Relate earthquakes to faults.
Earthquakes I found this on page
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Earthquake
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Fault
Characterize earthquakes. Where most occur:
Earthquakes
Where strongest occur:
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Generalize the relationship between fault length and earthquake magnitude. Use the data in Table 1 in your textbook to help you. Length of Fault The shorter the fault…
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Earth’s Dynamic Surface
Number of Earthquakes
Magnitude of Earthquakes
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When they occur: every day
Lesson 2 | Shaping Earth’s Surface (continued)
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Differentiate movement that occurs and types of landforms that develop at different plate boundaries.
Boundary
Movement
Landforms
Transform boundary
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Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary— subduction zone
Convergent boundary— no subduction
Compare and contrast magma with lava.
Volcanoes I found this on page
. Magma
Both
Lava
Earth’s Dynamic Surface
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Lesson 2 | Shaping Earth’s Surface (continued)
Organize information on volcanoes. I found this on page
.
How common are they?
Where do they form?
Volcanoes Definition:
.
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How quickly do they form?
Contrast their formation with other mountains.
Identify two ways in which volcanoes can erupt. 1.
2.
Ocean Basins I found this on page
Order ages of Earth’s crust, from a divergent oceanic plate boundary .
to the continental crust. Use the words below. older Mid-ocean ridge
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Earth’s Dynamic Surface
oldest
youngest Continental crust
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Lesson 2 | Shaping Earth’s Surface (continued)
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Sequence the formation of mid-ocean ridges.
Lava erupts at divergent plate boundaries between oceanic plates.
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Assess why most mountains form near plate boundaries.
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Describe the formation of mountain ranges.
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Mountain Ranges
Description of Formation
Cascades and Andes
Himalayas
Appalachians and Caledonians
Analyze It
What does Earth’s interior temperature have to do with landforms at
the surface?
Earth’s Dynamic Surface
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Shaping Earth’s Surface
Predict three facts that will be discussed in Lesson 2 after reading the headings. Write your facts in your Science Journal.
Relate earthquakes to faults.
Earthquakes I found this on page
.
Earthquake
I found this on page
.
Fault
Characterize earthquakes. Where most occur:
Earthquakes
Where strongest occur:
I found this on page
.
Generalize the relationship between fault length and earthquake magnitude. Use the data in Table 1 in your textbook to help you. Length of Fault The shorter the fault…
34
Earth’s Dynamic Surface
Number of Earthquakes
Magnitude of Earthquakes
Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
When they occur: every day
Lesson 2 | Shaping Earth’s Surface (continued)
I found this on page
.
Differentiate movement that occurs and types of landforms that develop at different plate boundaries.
Boundary
Movement
Landforms
Transform boundary
Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Divergent boundary
Convergent boundary— subduction zone
Convergent boundary— no subduction
Compare and contrast magma with lava.
Volcanoes I found this on page
. Magma
Both
Lava
Earth’s Dynamic Surface
35
Lesson 2 | Shaping Earth’s Surface (continued)
Organize information on volcanoes. I found this on page
.
How common are they?
Where do they form?
Volcanoes Definition:
.
I found this on page
.
How quickly do they form?
Contrast their formation with other mountains.
Identify two ways in which volcanoes can erupt. 1.
2.
Ocean Basins I found this on page
Order ages of Earth’s crust, from a divergent oceanic plate boundary .
to the continental crust. Use the words below. older Mid-ocean ridge
36
Earth’s Dynamic Surface
oldest
youngest Continental crust
Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
I found this on page
Lesson 2 | Shaping Earth’s Surface (continued)
I found this on page
.
Sequence the formation of mid-ocean ridges.
Lava erupts at divergent plate boundaries between oceanic plates.
I found this on page
.
Assess why most mountains form near plate boundaries.
I found this on page
.
Describe the formation of mountain ranges.
Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Mountain Ranges
Description of Formation
Cascades and Andes
Himalayas
Appalachians and Caledonians
Analyze It
What does Earth’s interior temperature have to do with landforms at
the surface?
Earth’s Dynamic Surface
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