Plate Tectonics & Earthquakes

Plate Tectonic & Earthquake Web Activity Lab:

1. If you need a copy of the Web Quest Answer Sheet needed for this activity, click the link at the bottom of the page. 
2. Next, follow the directions on Web Quest Activity Sheet using the sites provided. 
3. Have fun and let me know how I can improve this activity.

1st Site:             http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

• Investigate real time earthquake data from the USA and around the world.

2nd Site:            http://www.scotese.com/earth.htm

• Look at what the world might look like 50, 100, 250 million years into the future.

Good overview information: http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/plate.htm

Web Quest Answer Sheet (doc file)

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