Week 4: Introduction and Weekly Schedule

Introduction and Weekly Schedule

Week 4 Lesson Objectives:

• Describe how & why Earth's tectonic plates move
• Explain the sources of heat that drive density differences in Earth's interior and cause convection currents
• Summarize how convection currents are related to divergent and convergent plate boundaries
• Describe the processes of ridge push and slab pull
• List geographical features associated with divergent and convergent plate boundaries
• Explain how the upward and downward parts of convection currents are related to plate boundaries
• Submit 4.1 ASSIGNMENT: Quiz on Convection Currents
• Submit 4.2 ASSIGNMENT: Quiz on Convection Currents & Plate Movement