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    This document describes a classroom activity simulating the collision of two continental plates at a convergent boundary. Students used modeling clay to represent lithosphere and observed how it deformed with pressure, forming a mountain-like structure. This models how continental collisions result in mountain range formation along with earthquakes from the energy released. Continental collisions differ from other convergent boundaries by producing mountains instead of volcanoes or trenches.

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    This document describes a classroom activity simulating the collision of two continental plates at a convergent boundary. Students used modeling clay to represent lithosphere and observed how it deformed with pressure, forming a mountain-like structure. This models how continental collisions result in mountain range formation along with earthquakes from the energy released. Continental collisions differ from other convergent boundaries by producing mountains instead of volcanoes or trenches.

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    GROUP 3

    Activity 3: Head-On Collision


    Part C: Two Continental Plates
    Converging
    I. Objectives
    • Explain the processes that occur
    along convergent boundaries.
    • Determine the consequences of
    colliding plates.
    II. Materials
    • Modeling clay
    • 2 blocks of wood (or ruler)
    • Paper
    III. Data and Results
    IV. Questions And Anwers
    • Q1. What happened to the strips of clay as
    they were pushed from opposite ends?

    The strips of clay were deformed as they


    were pushed from the opposite ends. The
    middle portion moved upward to form a
    mountain-like structure.
    IV. Questions And Anwers
    • Q2. If the strips of clay represent the
    Earth’s lithosphere, what do you think is
    formed in the lithosphere?

    Mountains/Mountain Ranges are formed


    on the lithosphere if we assume that the
    clay is the Earth’s lithosphere.
    IV. Questions And Anwers
    • Q3. What other geologic event could take
    place with this type of plate movement
    aside from your answer in Q2?

    Geologic events such as earthquakes can


    also occur because of the energy that is
    released caused by these plate
    movement.
    IV. Questions And Anwers
    • Q4. In terms of the consequences on Earth’s
    lithosphere, how will you differentiate this
    type of convergent plate boundary with the
    other two?

    This type of convergent plate boundary


    which is continental-continental gives rise to
    geologic features such as
    mountains/mountain ranges. While the other
    two results in formation of volcanoes and
    trenches.
    V. Generalization
    In continental-continental type of plate
    boundary convergence, a process occurs
    that forms a collision zone. This type of
    convergence deforms the lithosphere to
    form tall mountains called mountain
    ranges. Also, during this process, shallow
    earthquake occurs because of the energy
    that is released by this plate movement.
    Thank You!!!

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