Writing Assignment -
The relationship between physical features and processes at the Nazca/South America Plate Boundary.
Use your paragraph from lab but now focus on the description of the plate boundary above.
Use complete sentences to answer the following questions.
Name the Plate Boundary type. Describe the plate motion: the direction and speed of movement of the plates.
Describe the location, depth and magnitude of earthquakes and explain the processes which cause them to form.
Name the type and location of volcanoes and explain how they are formed.
Describe the topography on either side of the plate boundary (height and depth) and explain how the topography is linked to the geologic processes.
Describe the age of the rocks in the Pacific Ocean and explain the reason for the age.
Insert or draw a geologic cross section to show the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes on this plate boundary.
Label Plate names, arrows to show direction of movement, oceanic crust, continental crust, lithosphere, continental volcanic arc, trench, asthenosphere, earthquakes, strato volcanoes, 2 locations of melting.