Name: _______________________________

Plate Tectonics Simulation

Crust Tab

a. What is the cause of the difference in temperature between the two types of crust in the images to the right?

b. List all the ways you can change oceanic crust into continental crust using the sliders.

c. Zoom all the way out like this: Then make your View box look like this:

Name of LayerHow does this layer’s density compare to the picture?Why?
· Greater Than· Less Than· Equal To
· Greater Than· Less Than· Equal To
· Greater Than· Less Than· Equal To

Now switch to the “Plate Motion” tab. Always view “Both,” “Show Labels,” and “Show Seawater” (when possible).

Click on “Manual Mode.” Complete the table below using only Manual Mode.

*Note: To see the same action happen again, click “Rewind.” To change the plates completely, click “New Crust.”

Example 1: Drag one oceanic crust (either young or old) and one continental crust onto the screen. Drag the plate in the direction of the green arrow.
Describe the results:
Type of Boundary?· Convergent· Divergent· TransformWhat is the effect/outcome of this plate movement?
Follow-Up Question: What causes the oceanic crust to subduct, or go under the continental crust?
Example 2: Drag two old oceanic crusts onto the screen. Drag the plate in the direction of the redarrow.
Describe the results:
Type of Boundary?· Convergent· Divergent· TransformWhat is the effect/outcome of this plate movement?
Follow-Up Question: Where does the “new crust” come from? Where does the “old crust” go?
Example 3: Drag an oceanic (either young or old) crust and continental crust onto the screen. Drag the plate in the direction of the green arrow.
Describe the results:
Type of Boundary?· Convergent· Divergent· TransformWhat is the effect/outcome of this plate movement?
Follow-Up Question: Why do you think you are not able to make a divergent oceanic/continental boundary?

Name: _

______________________________

Plate Tectonics

Simulation

Crust Tab

a.

What

is the cause

of

the difference in temperature between the

two

types of

crust

in the images to the right

?

b.

List all the ways you can change oceanic crust into

continental crust using the sliders.

c.

Zoom all the way out like this

:

Then

make your

View

b

ox

look like

t

his

:

Name of Layer

How does this

layer

’s

density

compare

to

the

picture?

Why?

Greater Than

Less Than

Equal

T

o

Greater Than

Less

Than

Equal

T

o

Greater Than

Less Than

Equal

T

o

Name: _______________________________

Plate Tectonics Simulation

Crust Tab

a. What is the cause of the difference in temperature between the two types of

crust in the images to the right?

b. List all the ways you can change oceanic crust into continental crust using the sliders.

c. Zoom all the way out like this: Then make your View box look like this:

Name of Layer How does this layer’s

density compare to the

picture?

Why?

 Greater Than

 Less Than

 Equal To

 Greater Than

 Less Than

 Equal To

 Greater Than

 Less Than

 Equal To

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