The task for this project was to try to use a mars bar to explain,answer questions,and take pictures showing tectonic plates. We cut it and we tried to see all the layers,like the lower mantle,upper mantle,crust,and etc. We learned that...
We named the layers of the tectonic plates compared to the mars bar. This is a convergent boundary. The bottom part of the chocolate is the ocean boundary,the the continent boundary is going over the ocean boundary,the bottom part of the chocolate.
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| ocean and continental boundary |
We learned about a different kind of plate,a divergent plate. A divergent plate is when two tectonic plates separate from each other like the picture below. It shows the two pieces of chocolate separating and making a crack between the two pieces.It is like the caramel was the hot lava,it sticked together and then the lava got separated.
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Two plates separating from each other a divergent plate
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We learned about another plate boundary,convergent boundary. That is where to plates collide. So the two plates collide and form a mountain. Basically they come together,and form up and a mountain forms. And that is how a lot of mountains form. What you see is the two plates come together and fight for the spot,and they perform a mountain and the one that loses and doesn't get the spot an earthquake happens there. Fun Fact: Most earthquakes and the big ones are from continent to continent. But if it is from ocean to continent it will be a volcano.
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convergent boundary,two plates collide
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We learned about one last plate boundary,the transform plate boundary. And it is where two plates pass each other. As they move past each other the might get stuck and stop moving. The stress keeps building up and the,rocks break and Suddenly move apart. They end up releasing energy very quickly in the form of an earthquake.
transform plate boundary where the move past each other
To conclude,I have learned a lot from this project. And I have enjoyed learning about tectonic plate boundary,an how they move and how mountains,earthquakes,and volcanoes form. Overall I have learned a lot and I think it was very fun to learn about tectonic plates.
