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Yr9 Earth Science Tectonic Plates
Yr9 Earth Science Tectonic Plates
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Year 9 Tectonic Plates
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What is the correct order of the layers of the Earth starting from where we are on the surface?
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
outer core, mantle, inner core , crust
inner core, outer core, crust, mantle
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Who was the scientist that developed the theory of Continental Drift?
Albert Einstein
Jane Goodall
Alfred Wegener
Harry Hess
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Where does subduction occur?
Deep ocean Trenches
Canyons
Mountain ranges
Mid Ocean Ridges
4
The Earth's continents were once connected in one giant continent called
Indo-Australia
Pangaea
Pacifica
Eurasia
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Which events occur at plate boundaries?
All of the Above
Earthquakes
Mountain Building
Volcanoes
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A convergent boundary is where the plates ar
Sliding past eachother
Colliding with eachother
Moving apart
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The San Andreas fault in California is which type of boundary?
convergent
transform
divergent
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A transform boundary is where the plates are
moving apart
sliding past eachother
colliding with eachother
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The mid ocean ridge is which type of boundary?
transform
divergent
convergent
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A divergent boundary is where the plates are
sliding against eachother
colliding with eachother
moving apart