San Jose National High School

Malilipot, Albay

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN SCIENCE 10

Divergent Plate Boundaries

Name:_________________________Grade&Sec:___________Date:_____Score:______

I. Introductory Concept:
In the previous lesson, you have learned about the convergent plate
boundaries, the locations where lithospheric plates are moving towards each other.
The plate collisions that occur in these areas can produce mountains, volcanoes,
trenches, and earthquakes.
Divergent boundaries are the region where crustal plates are moving away
from each other and in opposite directions. This either happens at mid-ocean ridges
(the so-called seafloor spreading) or at rifted continental margins.
Along these boundaries, earthquakes are common, and magma (molten rock)
rises from the Earth’s mantle to the surface, solidifying to create new oceanic crust.

II. Learning Competencies

Objectives: At the end of this Learning Activity Sheet, you are expected to:
1. determine the three types of plate boundaries.
2. describe divergent boundary.

III. Activities:

Activity 1: Am I Right?
Instructions: Refer your answer on the figure shown above. Write yes if the
statement is correct, and write no if the statement is wrong.
1. The motion of divergent plate boundary is spreading. _______________
2. Volcanic activity is present in divergent boundary. __________________
3. Oceanic lithosphere is formed in divergent plate boundary. ___________

The occurrence of most seismic activity is due to the movement in the narrow zones
along plate boundaries. It occurs at the three type of plate boundaries – divergent,
convergent, and transform.
As the plates move past each other, pressure builds up. When the plates finally give
and slip-up due to the increased pressure, rapid release of energy as seismic waves,
causing the Earth to vibrate called earthquake.
Some of the plates have ocean water above them. Other plates include continents,
and some plates include both continents and ocean. The movements of the plates help
shape the geological features of our planet. The three main types of plate movements
include: The Earth’s lithosphere, which comprises the crust and upper mantle, is made up of
a series of pieces, or tectonic plates that move slowly over time.

Activity 2. Labelling
Instruction: Label the parts of a divergent boundary.

Three types of plate boundaries

1.Converging boundary is present when two plates collide.
2.Divergent boundary is found when plates move apart, creating a zone of tension.
3.Transform fault is characterized by plates that are sliding past each.
Describe the motion of the three types of plate boundaries. Write your answer in the
table below.

Types of Plate boundary Motion of plates

Activity 3. Can You Find Me?

Directions. Find the words in the puzzle and encircle it.

Activity 4:
A. Determine whether each of the statement below is true or false. Write A if it is true
and B if it is false.
A.True B. False
1. The motion of divergent plate boundary is spreading
2. Volcanic activity is present in divergent boundary.
3. In divergent plate boundary, an oceanic lithosphere is formed.
4. Two plates are moving towards each other in convergent boundary.
5. Earthquake does not occur in convergent boundary.
6. Divergent boundaries occur along spreading centers where plates are moving apart
and new crust is created by magma pushing up from the mantle
7. Transform fault boundaries, where two plates are not sliding horizontally past one
another.
8. Divergent plate boundary when two plates are moving away from each other.
9. Earthquakes and volcanoes do not occur in a divergent plate boundary
10. As the two plates separate, hot magma is able to rise to fill the gap creating new
crust.

B. Make a list of five things to do before, during and after an earthquake.

BEFORE DURING AFTER

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

C. Create a slogan on the importance of people’s awareness and readiness

about natural disaster such as earthquake.

Prepared by:

KATHELEEN JANE D. BANZAGALES

Grade 10 Teacher

ANSWER KEY:

Activity 1
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes

Activity 2

Types of Plate Bounda”ry Motion of Plates

Convergent Towards each other
Divergent Away from each other
Transform Fault Parallel to the strike of the fault

Activity 3

Activity 4:
A.
1. A
2. A
3. A
4. A
5. B
6. A
 7. B
8. A
9. B
10. A

B.
Answers may vary.

BEFORE DURING AFTER

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

References

Printed Materials:

Department of Education - Learner’s Manual Science Grade 10, first edition, 2015

Electronic Sources:
https:// www.geology.com.Retrieved on June 13,2020,by E.D.Aranggo
https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/plate-boundaries.html. Retrieved on June 13,
2020, by E.D.Aranggo
https://www.the sun.co.uk.tech,volcano.Retrieved on June 12,2020,by E.D.Aranggo
https://www.bbc.co.uk.news.oud.Retrieved on June 12,2020, by E.D.Aranggo
https://www.britanica.com. Retrieved on June 12,2020,by E.D.Aran
https://www.geo.fu-berlin.de/en/v/geolearning/mountain_building/plate_tectonics/
index.html Retrieved on June 13,2020, by E.D.Aranggo
https://www.thegeographeronline.net/uploads/2/6/6/2/26629356/3177839_orig.jpg
https://calacademy.org/explore-science/plate-boundaries-divergent-convergent-and-
transform Retrieved on June 13,2020, by E.D.Aranggo
https://geology.com/nsta/divergent-boundary-oceanic-still.gif. Retrieved on June
13,2020, by E.D.Aranggo

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