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PLATE TECTONICS
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PROBLEM: Do the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes on Earth create a pattern?

HYPOTHESIS:

MATERIALS: globe, world map, Internet or reference material, 2 colored pencils

Find 5 volcanoes and 5 earthquakes that have occurred outside of the United States using the reference material provided by your teacher and list them below. After you record 40 data points from other students, plot them on a map. Use another sheet to record the data. Continue writing information on the back of this lab sheet.

LOCATION

VOLCANO/EARTHQUAKE

COMMENTS

A. Can you detect any patterns? Describe.

B. Are there any "natural" boundaries that you can find? (i.e. mountains, valleys)

C. Draw the boundaries on the world map. (map on next page)

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