Based on MS-ESS2-3 Standards: Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continentalshapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of past plate motions.Use an argument based on evidence to answer the following question(Answer should be based on Claim, evidence, and reasoning format in reference from Figures(2,3,4 attached):How was the Juan de Fuca Plate formed through tectonic processes?1- Claim:2- Evidence(Based on patterns from Figure2,3, and 4):3- Reasoning(linking the evidence to your claim): Age of oceanic crust(millions of years)present246Queen CharlotteIslands810XCrest ofJuan de FucaRidgeFigure 2 Ageof OceanicCrustCLIVEPacific Northwest Rock LayersDotted lines represent ridges.Straight lines represent faults.Colors represent age of oceanic crust.Crest of Gorda RidgeBVancouver IslandJuan de FucaStraitWashingtoColumbRiverOregoCapeBlancoCaliforniCapeMendocinEurasianPlateAustralianHat41394345AlipinoPiete31131315149PoPACIFICOCEANNorth AmericPlateJuan de FucaPlate3BQUATORPacificPlate128VancoBLANCO FRACTURE ZONEA1899PlateAntarcticPlateNazcaPlateî125Zu.A1946ysland1923Cape Mendocino19911922 (18730CaribbeanPlateSouth Am1980122PisteScotia PlateBRITISH COLUMBIAAΔPuget Soundbasin1949MountΔAAA119187244 HelensA41993WASHINGTONAA1954 CALIFORNIA-1992ALassenPeak00OREGON200 KilometersArabianPlateAfricanPlate1936116NEVADA19151954EurasianPlateAustralianPlateSimplified map of Earth's principaltectonic plates, which were mapped inthe second half of the 20th century(red arrows indicate direction ofmovement at plate boundaries)Figure 4 Principal Tectonic PlatesPacificPlateNorthAmericanPlateJuan deFuca PlateLocations of earthquakes in the PacificNorthwest having estimated magnitudesgreater than 6 from 1870 to 1993. Sizeof circle represents size of earthquake.Triangles represent volcanoes in theCascade. Range.Parallel lines represent spreading ridges.Figure 3 Earthquakes,Volcanoes and Ridges of thePacific Northwest

1- Claim: The subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate beneath the North American Plate and the Pacific…

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Based on MS-ESS2-3 Standards: Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental
shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of past plate motions.

Use an argument based on evidence to answer the following question(Answer should be based on Claim, evidence, and reasoning format in reference from Figures(2,3,4 attached):

How was the Juan de Fuca Plate formed through tectonic processes?
1- Claim:
2- Evidence(Based on patterns from Figure2,3, and 4):
3- Reasoning(linking the evidence to your claim):