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WorksheetsTopic 1.1: Plate Tectonics Theory
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 9mins
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1.
What is found beneath the Earth's surface?
The (a) is the hottest layer with temperatures up to 6000∘C, while the (b) has the lowest temperature.
Choose from the below words
core
crust
mantle
lithosphere
uppermost mantle
2.
Identify the tectonic plates shown in the image.
a)African Plate
b)Eurasian Plate
c)North American Plate
d)South American Plate
e)Pacific Plate
f)Indo-Australian Plate
g)Nazca Plate
h)China Plate
i)Amazon Plate
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What are the 2 forces responsible for plate movement?
a)
Anti-gravity
b)
Conventional currents
c)
Slab pull force
d)
Convection currents
4.
Reorder the following processes to describe how plates move
a)
Heat from the Earth’s core causes the mantle material to be less dense and rise to the surface.
b)
Mantle material spread beneath the plates resulting in divergent plate movement
c)
Mantle material loses heat and sinks towards the core
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Convergent plate movement occurs where convection currents collide
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5.
Answer the questions below after watching the video
5.
What type of plate boundary is this?
(a)
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