TERM 2 - YEAR 9 PLATE TECTONICS

A map of global earthquakes and volcanoes tells you

Volcanoes are most likely to occur along a

Which part of the Earth is directly below the crust?

Plate tectonics explains many phenomena such as

Plate tectonics can also be the direct cause of forming

Why is Australia considered to be 'geologically stable'?

Which of the following is true about OCEANIC CRUST?

The theory that the continents fit together like a jigsaw puzzle is called:

Which part of the Earth is the hottest?

Sixty percent of volcanoes occur surrounding the Pacific Ocean, a location called

When magma reaches the surface of the volcano it is known as

The three seismic waves detected after an earthquake, IN ORDER, are:

The place where slippage first occurs is called the earthquake's...

The movement of tectonic plates is described as...

What scientific evidence supported the theory of continental drift?

The process of the ocean floor sinking back into the mantle is called:

Earthquakes occur along TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARIES, where plates are:

What other major natural disaster do earthquakes sometimes cause?

What scientist came up with the theory of 'Sea Floor Spreading'?

Scientists believe continental plates move because of circulating liquid rock below the plates.

The Earth's continents were once connected in one giant continent called

Which fault causes California earthquakes? HINT: There is a movie coming out.

Where two plates rub past each other in opposite directions is a

Mid-ocean ridges are places where tectonic plates are...

Convergent movement often results in one plate moving under another.