PHET Interactive Simulations: Plate Tectonics

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University of Colorado Boulder

Resource URL

https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/plate-tectonics

Topics

Plate Tectonics
Crust
Lithosphere
Mantle
Density
Buoyancy
Earth Science

Description

Explore how plates move on the surface of the earth. Change temperature, composition, and thickness of plates. Discover how to create new mountains, volcanoes, or oceans!

Sample Learning Goals

Describe the differences between oceanic and continental crust, including their respective properties of density, composition, temperature and thickness.
Predict how changes in composition and temperature change crust density and buoyancy.
Draw a time series for different types of plate boundaries and their motions, indicating the related surface features.
Deduce the type of plate boundary given images or descriptions of surface features.
Explain which types of plate boundaries create crust, and which destroy crust

Language:

English

Curriculum Alignment:

CAPS aligned

Publication Date:

2020-02-13

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PhET Simulations All simulations available at http://phet.colorado.edu are open educational resources available under the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY). Permission is granted to freely use, share, or redistribute PhET sims under the CC-BY license. The following attribution is required: PhET Interactive Simulations University of Colorado Boulder https://phet.colorado.edu If your use includes redistribution of the simulations, please let us know with this form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJLU-T_z-0BnIEH3TekDdxBdMZ8cKboKNeZ-ftF1vqyn6zcA/viewform

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