The End-of-Unit Plate Tectonics Exam Study Guide
 Draw and label diagram of how continuous
convection currents occur in the mantle of the
earth. You will need to use arrows, label all parts
of your model (including the layers of the earth),
and indicate the hottest and coolest regions of
your diagram.
Be able to explain your convection diagram. (You
should study the steps of the convection process
as written in your lab notebook.)
 Be able to draw a simple diagram of each of the
boundaries located below, identify at least one
landform that happens at each boundary, and
briefly explain WHY that landform occurs at that
boundary.
 A continental-continental convergent
mountain building boundary;
 a oceanic-oceanic convergent subduction
boundary;
 an oceanic-oceanic divergent boundary.
(The one you have to draw will be given to you on
the test, so be prepared to draw all three.)
 Looking at the evidence from a top view of a plate
boundary, be able to construct a scientific
explanation of what is happening beneath the
surface.
For this question, you will be given one of the
following areas: Japan; Iceland; the Pacific
Northwest; or the Tonga Trench region.
You will be required to write a claim, use two or
more pieces of supporting evidence, and back up
your evidence with scientific reasoning based on
the activities and models we have used in class.
You will also be given two additional questions
about the boundary in which you will have to
demonstrate knowledge of the processes and
landforms that occur at plate boundaries.
(For example: “Why are mountains formed at the
boundary and not volcanoes?” or “Explain how a
trench can form at this boundary?” NOTE: These
are NOT the questions on the test, but are an
example of the type of questions you will have to
answer.)