Skip to main content  Chapter 2  Plate Tectonics  Section
Learning Outcomes Section 1   • Search, describe, and account
for patterns in the global distribution of volcanoes and
earthquakes.   • Find the latitude and longitude of volcanoes
and past earthquakes nearest to your community.   • Make
inferences about possible locations of future volcanic and
earthquake activity.   • Describe the interior structure of
Earth.   • Connect volcanoes and earthquakes with the theory of
plate tectonics. Section 2   • Determine the direction and rate
of movement of plates, using data from the Global Positioning
System.   • Recognize that the rate and direction of plate
motion is not necessarily constant. Section 3   • Calculate the
density of liquids and compare their densities with their
position in a column of liquid.   • Observe the effects of
temperature on the density of a material.   • Examine a model of
natural heat flow from within Earth.   • Identify the results of
uneven heating within Earth.   • Identify the cau