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WorksheetsGeography Tectonics Revision
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
What is the correct order of the interior sections of the Earth?
Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core, Crust
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
Outer Core, Inner Core, Mantle, Crust
Inner Core, Crust, Mantle, Outer Core
What are Convection Currents?
The movement of heat through the Mantle
The movement of heat through the Outer Core
The movement of heat through the Crust
The movement of heat through the Interior of the Earth
The Earth's crustal plate move because ...
The Earth's Gravity drag the plates together, apart, against one another
The Gravity of the Moon drag the plates together, apart, against one another
Convection currents in the mantle drag the plates together, apart, against one another
The Magnetism of the Earth's Core drag the plates together, apart, against one another
The Characteristics of Oceanic crust are ...
Made of Granite, can deform (bend), Thick (20-75km thick)
Made of Sandstone, always 25km thick, bends under pressure of sea water
Made of marble, 4km thick, can be polished to a shine
Made of basalt rock, rigid, thin (8km thick)
The Characteristics of Continental Crust are ...
Made of Sandstone, lovely, always found in the sea
Made of Granite, 25-75km thick, can be deformed (bent)
Made of Basalt, 8-20km thick, rigid (cannot be bent)
Made of Marble, can be polished, forms big mountains, always 25km thick
Subduction is ....
Where oceanic crust is drawn down beneath continental crust by convection currents
Where continental crust is bent and mountains are formed
When a volcano is formed by rising magma
They process which forms earthquakes
Identify the correct statements that characterise the Montserrat Volcano
Volcano erupted in 1987, lava flow, roads where blocked
Volcano erupted in 2004, lava bombs, many houses in the countryside destroyed
Volcano erupted in 1997, pyroclastic flow, the capital, Plymouth was buried beneath ash
Volcano erupted in 1943, smoke engulfed the island, poisonous gases killed cows
Identify correct statements about New Zealand earthquake
Earthquake occurred in 2011, conservative plate boundary - Pacific Plate and Australian Plate, Christchurch city seriously damaged
Earthquake occurred in 2015, destructive plate boundary - Philippine Plate and Eurasian plate, Auckland city seriously damaged
Earthquake occurred in 2010, constructive plate boundary - Pacific Plate and Australian Plate, Brisbane seriously damaged
Earthquake occurred in 2009, continental collision, Australian Plate - Eurasian Plate, Dunedin seriously damaged
Name the Volcano in the Island of Montserrat
Mount Saint Helens
Mount Pinatubo
Mount Chaitan
Chances Peak, Soufriere Hills
How many people died and were injured in 2011 Christchurch Earthquake
185 killed and 164 injured
140 killed and 120 injured
230 killed and 1 injured
120 killed and 300 injured
