Directions. Read and analyze the diagram below. Take note of some important details which will be used innext activities or questions.READPlates move relative to each other and to fixed location in themantle of the Earth. The absolute motion of the plates canlead to the formation of strings of volcanoes. On the otherhand, their relative motion can lead to the different types ofplate boundaries. If three plates meet in one place, they forma triple junction (Kasten 2012, 241)ASK1. What motion or movement can lead to the formation ofstrings of volcanoes?2. What will be formed if the three plate boundaries meetin one place?RESPOND2.READCurrently, the size of oceans and shape of continents arechanged due to the movement of plates. Because of themovement of plates in North and South America, PacificOcean is becoming smaller. However, the Atlantic Ocean isbecoming larger as North and South America move awayfrom Europe and Africa. The Himalayas Mountains arebecoming taller. The plate that includes Australia is nowbeginning to collide with the plate that includes SoutheastAsia. India's plate is also colliding with Asia while Australiais moving farther away from Antarctica (Kasten 2012, 241).ASK1. What will happen to the Pacific Ocean if the North andSouth American Plates continue to move to the west?2. What caused the enlargement of Atlantic Ocean?3. What will happen to the Himalayas Mountains whentwo large landmasses, Eurasia and India driven byplate movement and collide?1.RESPOND2.3.
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Answer:I. 1. What motion or movement can lead to the formation of strings of volcanoes? * Absolute motion of plates. This means the movement of a plate relative to a fixed point in the mantle.2. What will be formed if the three plate boundaries meet in one place? * A triple junction.3. What will happen to the Pacific Ocean if the North and South American Plates continue to move to the west? * It will continue to become smaller. As the plates move away from each other, the space between them decreases, causing the Pacific Ocean to shrink.4. What caused the enlargement of Atlantic Ocean? * The movement of North and South America away from Europe and Africa. This creates a widening gap, allowing the Atlantic Ocean to expand.5. What will happen to the Himalayas Mountains when two large landmasses, Eurasia and India driven by plate movement and collide? * They will continue to become taller. As the plates collide, the land is pushed upward, resulting in the growth of the Himalayas.
