Name
1.Match the word with the correct definition by placing the letter of the word in the
blank next to the definition.
plates
ring of fire
volcano
core
crust
mantle
fault
erosion
Pangaea
trench
aftershocks
hotspots
1_______________ long, narrow depression in the sea floor
2_______________ minor tremors
3_______________ opening in the volcano
4_______________ approximately 15 large masses of rock
5_______________ long area of frequent plate activity
6_______________ innermost part of the earth
7_______________ outermost layer of the earth
8_______________ weathering due to wind, water, sand movement
9_______________ theory of large super continent
10_______________ middle layer of earth
11_______________ opening in earth’s crust
12_______________ boundaries between plates
2. Earthquakes and volcanoes occur all over the world. However, most
of them occur along_____________________.
3. Explain how scientists measure earthquakes. ___________________
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4. Wegener’s idea of continental drift helps explain why fossils of the
same organisms are found on different continents. What is
continental drift?
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5. Name the 3 major layers of the earth.
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6. Write your own question that you would like to explain and answer
it._________________________________________________________
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7.__________________________________________
According to the map above, what type of plate boundary occurs between the North American
Plate and the Eurasian Plate?
a. transform boundary
b. divergent boundary
c. convergent oceanic-continental plate boundary
d. convergent oceanic-oceanic plate boundary
8.Which type of plate boundary occurs at X?
9.What is happening at Z?
10.Which type of plate boundary occurs at Y?
11.The San Andreas Fault is an example of what kind of plate boundary?
Read the newspaper extract below about the Turkish Earthquake.
“The 1999 Turkish earthquake, measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale, occurred at 3am
local time. 15, 135 people died in the earthquake. Many people were killed as poor
quality buildings collapsed. A further 24,000 were injured.
The Turkish Government predicts 600 000 people have been made homeless by the
earthquake. Although the government has announced the construction of 200 000
new homes, these will take up to 3 years to build“.
(i) Identify 2 immediate problems caused by the Turkish Earthquake.
(2 marks)
(ii) Suggest 2 long-term problems caused by the Turkish Earthquake.
(2 marks)
(iii) Give three reasons why some earthquakes cause more deaths that others.
(3 marks)