World Plate Tectonics
Geography ⇒ World Geography
World Plate Tectonics starts at 9 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe how the movement of tectonic plates affects the distribution of continents over geological time.
Describe the process of slab pull in plate tectonics.
Describe the role of convection currents in the mantle in plate movement.
Describe what happens at a convergent plate boundary.
Describe what happens at a transform plate boundary.
Explain the concept of a triple junction in plate tectonics.
Explain the difference between a fault and a plate boundary.
Explain the difference between oceanic and continental plates.
Explain the process of sea-floor spreading.
Explain why volcanoes are common along plate boundaries.
Name any two major tectonic plates of the world.
The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of which type of plate boundary?
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed about 250 million years ago?
What is the theory that explains the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates called?
