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Year 9 Earth Science Pop Review
Year 9 Earth Science Pop Review
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Year 9 Earth Science
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1
In which of these layers does convection occur?
Outer Core
Inner Core
Mantle
Crust
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Convection is...
Cycling of a liquid or gas as it is heated and cooled.
When two tectonic plates push up against each other.
Spreading of particles to cool places due to heat energy.
When one tectonic plate slides under another.
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What are the four layers of the Earth? (listed top to bottom)
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
Mantle, Crust, Inner Core, Outer Core
Mantle, Crust, Outer Core, Inner Core
Crust, Outer Core, Inner Core, Mantle
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Subduction often creates volcanoes. Subduction is the process where...
Rock bends but does not break
One plate slides under another
Two plates rub against teach other..
Two plates are moving apart.
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When two plates slide alongside each other, this causes...
Rainy days
Tsunamis
Earthquakes
Tremors
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Movements in the earth are measured with an instrument called...
A seismologist
A seismic wave
A seismometer
A seismograph
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'Shoaling' is...
When wave energy gets compressed near the shore.
When tsunami waves build up in height close to the shore.
The 'peak' or 'top' of a Tsunami wave
When a surfer catches a really wicked wave.
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The epicentre of an earthquake is...
Underground, directly below the focus.
Directly below the ocean.
Directly below any big city.
On the surface, directly above the focus.
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Australia has few volcanoes or earthquakes because...
It is in the middle of a tectonic plate
Tony Abbott said 'stop the boats'
It lies on a destructive plate boundary
It lies on a constructive plate boundary
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When rock folds downwards (makes a 'V shape), this is called...
A syncline
A reverse fault
A horst
An anticline
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The theory that plates of crust move over magma, causing phenomena like tremors, is called...
Shrinking Theory
Destructive Plate Boundaries
Subduction
Tectonic Plate Theory
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Spreading is where two plates move away from each other. Under the ocean, this causes a...
Fault
Volcanic Island
Mid-ocean Ridge
Anticline
