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Plate Tectonics

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WEEKLY LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS
Science 10, Quarter 1, Week 1

Author: Pat II E. Baguio

School/Station: Manat National High School
Division: DepEd – Agusan del Sur
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 PLATE TECTONICS

Learning Competency:
Relate and describe the distribution of active volcanoes, earthquake epicenters, and
major mountain belts to Plate Tectonic Theory. (S10ES –Ia-j-36.1)

Specific Learning Objectives:

1. Determine the composition of earth's lithosphere;
2. Differentiate the two types of crust;
3. Determine the major plates and minor plates;
4. Demonstrate the concept of Elastic Rebound Theory; and
5. Promote earthquake preparedness in the school and community

Time Allotment: 4 hour

KEY CONCEPTS
● Plates are rigid sections of the lithosphere that move as a unit. The plates move very
slowly but constantly, and this movement is called tectonics.

● Plate tectonics is a theory which suggests that Earth’s crust is made up of plates that
interact in various ways, thus producing earthquakes, mountains, volcanoes, and other
geologic forms. It incorporates the continental drift theory and the seafloor spreading
theory.

● Convection current is a heat transfer process that involves the movement of energy from
one place to another. The convection currents tend to move a fluid, gas particles, or
molten rock. These are due to the differences in the densities and the temperature of a
specific gas or a fluid. Due to this temperature difference, the hot fluid tends to rise as it
expands, whereas cold fluid tends to sink because it contracts. This current is responsible
why plates move.

● The lithosphere (from the Greek words

lithos [λίθος] meaning rocky and sphaira
[σΦαῖρα] meaning sphere) is defined as
the outermost rigid shell of the Earth
(Skinner et al., 2003).

● Lithosphere is the rocky outer part of

the Earth. It is made up of the brittle
crust and the top part of the upper
mantle. The lithosphere is the coolest
and most rigid part of the Earth. The most
well-known feature associated with
earth’s lithosphere is tectonic activity. Figure 1 Earth’s Lithosphere
● The mantle is the mostly-solid bulk of Source:https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/
lithosphere/
Earth’s interior. The mantle lies
between Earth’s dense, super-heated core and its thin outer layer, the crust. The mantle is

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 about 2,900 kilometers (1,802 miles) thick, and makes up a whopping 84% of Earth’s
total volume.

● Crust is made of variety solid rocks like

sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous. It
has an average density of 2.8 g/cm 3 and its
thickness ranges from 5 to 50km. There are
two kinds of crust, the continental crust and
oceanic crust.

● Continental crust is the crust that makes

up the continents. Relatively thicker and
less dense. It is about 40-70 km thick. It
made up of less dense granitic rocks.
Figure 2 Kinds of Crust
● Oceanic crust is the crust that underlies the Source: https://geographyrevision.co.uk/a
-level/physical/structure-of-the-earth/
ocean floor which is relatively thinner but
denser that continental crust. It has an average thickness of 5 km. It is made up of denser
basaltic rocks.

● The asthenosphere is a soft, less rigid upper part of the mantle where the lithospheric
plates float and move around.

● There are 15 major tectonic plates which

consist of seven (7) primary plates and eight
(8) secondary plates. The major plates are
the Eurasian Plate, Australian Plate,
Pacific Plate, North American Plate,
South American Plate, African Plate, and
Antarctic Plate. The minor plates are Juan
de Fuca Plate, Nazca Plate, Cocos Plate,
Caribbean Plate, Philippine (Filipino)
Plate, Arabian Plate, Indian Plate, and
the Scotia Plate Figure 3 Earth’s Major Tectonic Plates
Source:https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Illustration-of-elastic-
rebound-theory-From-top-to-bottom-Original-position-of-
the_fig8_259829517level/physical/structure-of-the-earth/

● Elastic Rebound Theory explains how

energy is spread during earthquakes. As
rocks on opposite sides of a fault are
subjected to force and shift, they
accumulate energy and slowly deform until
their internal strength is exceeded. At that
time, a sudden movement occurs along the
fault, releasing the accumulated
energy, and the rocks snap back to their Figure 4. Concept of Elastic Rebound Theory
original undeformed shape. Source:https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Illustration-of-
elastic-rebound-theory-From-top-to-bottom-Original-
ACTIVITIES positionofthe_fig8_259829517
Activity 1. Lithospheric Float

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Objective: Determine the Composition of Earth’s Lithosphere
What you need: Paper, ballpoint pen and a picture showing the convection process
What to do: Answer the given questions by referring to the picture provided below.
Use a separate sheet of paper.

Figure 5 The Convection Process

Source: Retrieved from Science 10, Quarter 1 Module 4
Photo Courtesy by Richard C. Paragas
Guide Questions:
1. What represents the plates?
2. What is represented by the water?
3. What is the heat source?
4. Which part of the water has greater density, lesser density?
5. Why are block of wood floating?
6. How convection current is illustrated in the picture?

Activity 2. Feed Me, I’m Hunger for Correct Information!

Objective: Differentiate the two types of crust.
What you need: Sheet of paper and ballpoint pen.
What to do: Draw the Venn diagram reflected below and complete it by providing
correct information.

Oceanic Crust Continental Crust

Score Criteria
3 The Venn diagram is comprehensively answered with complete and
accurate information.
2 The Venn diagram is answered completely with a minimal issue on the
accuracy of information.
1 The Venn diagram is not answered completely and information provided
are not accurate.
Activity 3. Where Do I Belong?
Objective: Determine the Major and Minor Plates

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What you need: Ballpoint pen and paper

Part 1. Word Pool

What to do: Below is a word pool containing the major and minor plates. Draw two boxes
and place each plate to the box where it belongs.

Eurasian Plate Antarctic Plate

Caribbean Plate
Philippine Plate Arabian Plate Indian Plate
Juan de Fuca Plate African Plate Australian Plate
Pacific Plate South American Plate Cocos Plate
North American Plate Scotia Plate Nazca Plate

Major Plates Minor Plates

Part 2. Plate Map

What to do: Study the unlabelled map below and identify what plate is being referred
according to the corresponding number.

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Figure 6 The Earth’s Plate

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Activity 4. More Stretch, More Energy!

Objective: Demonstrate the concept of Elastic Rebound Theory

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School/Station: Manat National High School
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What you need: Rubber Band, Ballpoint Pen, and paper
What to do: 1. Prepare a rubber band and hold it both hands.
2. Pull the rubber band on the opposite direction. Record what happened to
the rubber band.
3. Stretch the rubber band until it breaks or loses its elasticity.
(Note: Please stay your eyes away from the rubber band)

Figure 7 Stretching of Rubber Band

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Process Questions:
1. What is represented by rubber band?
2. Why rubber band is stretched? How it is connected to the elastic rebound theory?
3. In the context of Elastic Rebound Theory, what do you call the broken part or breakage
of the rubber band?
4. How this simple activity relates the Elastic Rebound Theory?

Rubric for Explanation

Score Criteria

3 The explanation is relevant to the concept, well-organized, and has no spelling

and grammatical errors.

2 The explanation is relevant to the concept and well-organized, but there are
spelling and grammatical errors.

1 The explanation is relevant to the concept but not well-organized and there are
spelling and grammatical errors.

Reflection
Directions: Please put a check mark in the column that corresponds to your answer.
1. Which of the topics listed in the table below interest you the most? the least?
Contents / Topics Most Interesting Least Interesting

Plate tectonics

Continents

Elastic Rebound Theory

Directions: Write your answer in two sentences for the following questions in a separate
sheet of paper.
2. Did the activities help you understand the topic? (Yes/No). Explain your answer.

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3. What is the significance/connection of the topic in your life?

ASSESSMENT
Directions:
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References

Book

Grade 10 Science Learner’s Material (Quarter 1). Philippines: Department of Education.,

2015

Electronic Sources

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Bobrowsky, Peter T., Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards: Elastic Rebound Theory (Dordrecht:
Springer, 2013).

Skinner, B. J., Porter, S. C., and Park, J., 2003. The Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to
Physical Geology. London: Wiley, 648 pp
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/lithosphere/

Key Answer
Act.2
Act.1.
1.wood blocks Oceanic Crust Continental Crust
2. Mantle
*More dense than *Less dense than
3. Heat from a plate *Both are part of
continental
4. Because of convection continental
Earth’s Crust
current. *Made up mostly *Made up mostly
*Both are made up
5. Near the bottom greater basalt granite
of solid material
density, near the surface lesser *5-10 km thick *30-50 km thick
density. *Both can be found
(3-6 miles) (20-30 miles)
6. It is the rising of warm water on tectonic plates
*Older than
*Newer (younger)
and sinking of cold water due to
than continental continental crust
their difference in temperature

Act. 3 Part 1: Act3 Part 2

Major Plates Minor Plate 1.North American
Eurasian Juan de Fuca 2.Pacific 3. Nazca
Australian Nazca 4.north american
Pacific Cocos 5.cocos, 6caribbean
North American Caribbean 7.african, 8Eurasian
South American Philippine 9.arabian, 10indian
African Arabian 11.australian
Antarctic Indian 12. Philippine
Scotia 13. Pacific
14. North American

Act 4:
1.Upper Crust/Mantle
2.Because of the energy exerted in pulling the rubber band and of
course because of its elasticity. As rocks on opposite sides of a
fault are subjected to force and shift, they accumulate energy and
slowly deform until their internal strength is exceeded.
3. Focus
4.This activity shows how a rubber band breaks and loses its
elasticity due to the exceeding energy, similarly it explains how
earthquake occurs due to the release of accumulated energy.

Author: Pat II E. Baguio

School/Station: Manat National High School
Division: DepEd – Agusan del Sur
email address: [email protected]