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Tectonic processes
Aims:
Describe the distribution of earthquakes, volcanoes and fold mountains in relation to plate margins.
Describe the causes and effects of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
GEOACTIVE FILES FOR TECTONICS
Key Questions
Suggested Pupil activities/methods
Why are
volcanoes and
earthquakes
concentrated at
plate boundaries?
Define plate.
What processes
operate at
different plate
boundaries?
Define:
destructive,
constructive and
conservative.
Why do
volcanoes have
different shapes?
Interpretation of atlas maps and distribution
patterns. What are plates? Why is there activity
at plate boundaries?
Resources
Text
P62
Video
56 Tectonics Intro
Notes avail
Misc
NewWWTeachP106
GinPAcc. 1a
Oxford 4
Structure
Time
½
62
20
K. Assess 5.1
NewWWP24
New WW tech P 109,
110
Plate boundaries
1
GinPHC 1B
GinPAcc 1F
Bunnett P22
Types of eruption
½
Overall ppt
Map of distribution of plates. Why different
processes produce earthquakes and sometimes
volcanoes - interpretation of annotated
diagrams.
IT EX ON INTRO TO PLATE TECTONICS
Discuss significance of lava content and the
shape of the cone.
IT EX ON VOLCANOES
IT EX ON EFFECT OF VOLCANIC
ERUPTIONS
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What cause
earthquakes and
how are they
measured?
Pressure building up in the earth can be
released by earthquakes and volcano eruptions.
Description of the Richter scale. Definition of
violent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
IT EX ON EARTHQUAKES
IT EX ON EFFECT OF EARTHQUAKES
Sample qu Mark scheme
63
New WW teach P 107,
108
GinPHC 1D
Key ass 5.2
1