Objective(s): (2 pts) In your own words, what was the purpose of this lab?

The purpose of this lab if to show us how the plates reacts to different geologic events
Hypothesis: (6 pts)
In this section, please include the if/then statements you developed during your lab activity. These statements reflect your predicted outcomes for the experiment. Be sure to select the number of events specified in blue.
Location One- Himalayas: Select two events that you predict will be observed. If I explore two continental plates at a convergent boundary, then I will observe (indicate which of the following you select by deleting the others):
● Earthquakes
● faults
● ocean formation
● mountains
● volcanoes
● island chains
● seafloor spreading
Location Two- East Africa: Select three events that you predict will be observed. If I explore two continental plates at a divergent boundary, then I will observe (indicate which of the following you select by deleting the others):
● earthquakes
● faults
● ocean formation
● mountains
● volcanoes
● island chains
● seafloor spreading
Location Three- San Andreas fault zone: Select three events that you predict will be observed. If I explore two continental plates at a transform boundary, then I will observe (indicate which of the following you select by deleting the others):
● earthquakes
● faults
● ocean formation
● mountains
● volcanoes
● island chains
● seafloor spreading
Location Four- Aleutian Islands: Select two events that you predict will be observed. If I explore two oceanic plates at a convergent boundary, then I will observe (indicate which of the following you select by deleting the others):
● earthquakes
● faults
● ocean formation
● mountains
● volcanoes
● island chains
● seafloor spreading
Location Five Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Select three events that you predict will be observed. If I explore two oceanic plates at a divergent boundary, then I will observe (indicate which of the following you select by deleting the others):
● earthquakes
● faults
● ocean formation
● mountains
● volcanoes
● island chains
● seafloor spreading
Location Six- Alpine Fault: Select two events that you predict will be observed. If I explore two oceanic plates at a transform boundary, then I will observe (indicate which of the following you select by deleting the others):
● earthquakes
● faults
● ocean formation
● mountains
● volcanoes
● island chains
● seafloor spreading

Procedure/Variables: (2 pts)
The procedures are listed in your virtual lab. You do not need to repeat them here.
Identify the test variable (independent variable) and outcome variable (dependent variable).
Reminder:
● The test variable is the item that is changing in this investigation.
● The outcome variable is the item that you are measuring in this investigation.
Test variable/s (independent variable/s):
Outcome variable (dependent variable):

Data: (15 pts)
Record the data from each location below.
Location Boundary Type
C=Convergent, D=Divergent, or T=Transform Year Observed
(5, 10, or 20 million years) Geologic Events Observed
(earthquakes, faults, ocean formation, mountains, volcanoes, island chains, seafloor spreading)
Location One
Himalayas 5 Event 1- Earthquake
20 Event 2- Mountain Range
Location Two
East Africa 5 Event 1- Earthquake
10 Event 2- Volcano
20 Event 3- Seafloor spreading
Location Three
San Andreas fault zone 5 Event 1- Earthquake
10 Event 2- Fault
20 Event 3- Mountain Range
Location Four
Aleutian Islands 5 Event 1- Volcano
20 Event 2- Fault, Ocean formation
Location Five
Mid-Atlantic Ridge 5 Event 1- Earthquake
10 Event 2- Volcano
20 Event 3- Seafloor spreading
Location Six
Alpine Fault 5 Event 1- Fault, volcanos, Earthquakes
20 Event 2- Island chains

Conclusion questions will be done on your own.
Conclusion: (14 pts)

1. What types of geological events or changes occur at divergent plate boundaries?
Volcanoes and minor earthquakes

2. What types of geological events or changes occur at convergent plate boundaries?
Volcanoes, earthquake, and fold mountains

3. What types of geological events or changes occur at transform plate boundaries?
Earthquakes and fold mountains

4. Explain how these geological processes and interactions have changed Earth's surface through the years. Be sure to use evidence to support your answer.
Magma from volcanoes is filled with nutrients that makes land fertile