World Plate Tectonics
Geography ⇒ World Geography
World Plate Tectonics starts at 9 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe how paleomagnetism provides evidence for plate tectonics.
Describe the evidence that supports the theory of plate tectonics.
Describe the process of slab pull and its importance in plate movement.
Describe the process of subduction and its significance in plate tectonics.
Describe the role of mantle plumes in plate tectonics.
Explain the concept of a 'hotspot' in plate tectonics.
Explain the difference between a convergent and a divergent plate boundary.
Explain the difference between oceanic and continental plates.
Explain the role of plate tectonics in the rock cycle.
Explain why earthquakes are common along plate boundaries.
Explain why the Pacific Plate is shrinking while the Atlantic Plate is expanding.
Name the process by which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges.
Name two landforms created by convergent plate boundaries.
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed about 250 million years ago?
