Plate Tectonics Coloring Book

1. INSTRUCTIONSINSTRUCTIONS
1.1. Follow the PowerPoint with your partner. BeFollow the PowerPoint with your partner. Be
sure to pay attention to ALL instructions.sure to pay attention to ALL instructions.
2.2. As you follow:As you follow:
1. Color in your coloring book
2. Record ALL labels, arrows, pictures, etc.
3. Record ALL notes
3. Look at your3. Look at your Tectonic Plates mapTectonic Plates map to findto find
thethe examplesexamples of each boundary.of each boundary.

2. Label the crusts in your bookLabel the crusts in your book
OCEANIC
CONTINENTAL
Lightly color the oceanic andLightly color the oceanic and
continental crusts different colors.continental crusts different colors.

3. Record the following under theRecord the following under the
oceanic and continental crustsoceanic and continental crusts
1. Oceanic Crust: thinner and more dense
2. Continental Crust: thicker and less dense
Examples: (Look at the Tectonic Plates map to find
examples of oceanic and continental crust)
• Oceanic Crust: ???
• Continental Crust: ???

4. Divergent - ContinentalDivergent - Continental
http://geology.com/nsta/divergent-
boundary-continental.gif
Draw all arrows and illustrations. Be sure toDraw all arrows and illustrations. Be sure to
color the CONTINENTAL crust the same colorcolor the CONTINENTAL crust the same color
as you did in the beginning.as you did in the beginning.

5. Divergent Boundary: ContinentalDivergent Boundary: Continental
Examples: ???
– East African Rift Valley between the Arabian
Plate and African Plate
Effects: Active Volcanoes, Small earthquakes,
RIFTS!

6. OH La La! The African Rift ValleyOH La La! The African Rift Valley
THESE ARE
PEOPLE!

7. Divergent – OceanicDivergent – Oceanic
http://geology.com/nsta/divergent-boundary-
oceanic.gif
Draw all arrows and illustrations. Be sure toDraw all arrows and illustrations. Be sure to
color the OCEANIC crust the same color ascolor the OCEANIC crust the same color as
you did in the beginning.you did in the beginning.

8. Divergent Boundary- OceanicDivergent Boundary- Oceanic
Examples: ???
– Mid-Atlantic Ridge –North American and Eurasian
Plate spread apart.
– Southeast Indian Ridge – Arctic and Indian Plate
spread apart.
– East Pacific Ridge – Pacific and Arctic Plate spread
apart
Effects: small earthquakes, undersea mountain
chains, ridges

9. MID ATLANTIC RIDGEMID ATLANTIC RIDGE
The mid Atlantic
Ridge is thousands
of miles long!

10. Convergent Boundary- Oceanic/ContinentalConvergent Boundary- Oceanic/Continental
Draw all arrows and illustrations. Be sure toDraw all arrows and illustrations. Be sure to
color BOTH CRUSTS the color you did in thecolor BOTH CRUSTS the color you did in the
beginning. Oceanic = thinner.beginning. Oceanic = thinner.

11. Convergent Boundary-Convergent Boundary-
Oceanic/ContinentalOceanic/Continental
Examples:
– Aleutian Trench- Pacific Plate subducts
underneath North American Plate
– Peru-Chile Trench- Nazca Plate subducts
underneath South American Plate
Effects: Large volcanoes, large
earthquakes, tsunamis, trenches

12. Convergent Boundary - Oceanic/OceanicConvergent Boundary - Oceanic/Oceanic
Draw all arrows and illustrations. Be sure toDraw all arrows and illustrations. Be sure to
color the OCEANIC crust the same color ascolor the OCEANIC crust the same color as
you did in the beginning.you did in the beginning.

13. Convergent Boundary:Convergent Boundary:
Oceanic/OceanicOceanic/Oceanic
Examples:
– Pacific Plate subducts under Philippine Plate
– Pacific Plate subducts under Fiji Plate
Effects: Island volcanoes (the Philippines),
earthquakes, trenches

14. Convergent Boundary-Convergent Boundary-
Continent/ContinentContinent/Continent
Draw all arrows and illustrations. Be sure toDraw all arrows and illustrations. Be sure to
color the CONTINENTAL crust the same colorcolor the CONTINENTAL crust the same color
as you did in the beginning.as you did in the beginning.

15. Convergent Boundary-Convergent Boundary-
Continent/ContinentContinent/Continent
Examples:
– The Himalayas – Indian Plate converges with
Eurasian Plate
– Arabian Plate converges with the Eurasian
Plate
Effects: HUGE Mountain Ranges,
Earthquakes

16. HimalayanHimalayan
MountainMountain
RangeRange
“Still Growing!”

17. Transform Boundary- ContinentalTransform Boundary- Continental

18. Transform Boundary- ContinentalTransform Boundary- Continental
Examples:
– San Andreas Fault in California – Transform
boundary between Pacific and N. American
Plate
– The boundary between the Sandwich Plate
and Scotia Plate
Effects: Earthquakes, fires, faults