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    Earthquakes Intro Worksheet

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    1) The theory of plate tectonics describes how the Earth's crust is divided into seven major plates that are constantly moving. 2) Earthquakes can occur at plate boundaries where plates meet and either move past each other or move towards or away from each other. 3) Pressure builds up at plate boundaries as the plates get stuck due to friction during movement, and earthquakes occur when this pressure is released.

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    1) The theory of plate tectonics describes how the Earth's crust is divided into seven major plates that are constantly moving. 2) Earthquakes can occur at plate boundaries where plates meet and either move past each other or move towards or away from each other. 3) Pressure builds up at plate boundaries as the plates get stuck due to friction during movement, and earthquakes occur when this pressure is released.

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    1) The theory of plate tectonics describes how the Earth's crust is divided into seven major plates that are constantly moving. 2) Earthquakes can occur at plate boundaries where plates meet and either move past each other or move towards or away from each other. 3) Pressure builds up at plate boundaries as the plates get stuck due to friction during movement, and earthquakes occur when this pressure is released.

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    1) The theory of plate tectonics describes how the Earth's crust is divided into seven major plates that are constantly moving. 2) Earthquakes can occur at plate boundaries where plates meet and either move past each other or move towards or away from each other. 3) Pressure builds up at plate boundaries as the plates get stuck due to friction during movement, and earthquakes occur when this pressure is released.

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    Conservative The point where an earthquake starts is

    plate boundaries called the focus. Energy waves race


    The theory of plate tectonics is that the crust
    occur when two rapidly from this point: these are known
    of the earth is split into seven large plates
    plates slide past as seismic waves. The point where the
    (see map below). The point where two plates
    each other earthquake hits ground level is called the
    meet is known as a plate boundary.
    epicentre.

    Earthquakes can occur at all of these


    plate boundaries. As the plates
    move past, towards or away from
    each other movement is not
    smooth. Friction causes the plates
    to get stuck. This causes pressure
    to build up. Earthquakes occur
    when this build up of pressure is
    released.
    Copy the diagram and labels above.
    Answer the questions below:
    Two plates are •Add a label to show the seismic waves
    moving apart from
    •State what kind of plate margin is
    each other are 1. Copy the diagram of a
    shown
    known as a constructive plate boundary and
    constructive plate label the plates with example
    boundary. plates from the map. Extra
    2. Copy the diagram of a destructive 1. Copy out all of the key words that are
    plate boundary and label the highlighted in bold into your exercise
    Destructive plates with example plates from books. Add their definitions next to them.
    plate the map.
    boundaries 2. Do you think the earthquake will be
    occur when 3. Copy the diagram of a more/less intense with the focus being
    one plate is conservative plate boundary and closer to the earths surface? (Hint: think
    forced under label the plates with example about the seismic waves)
    another plate. plates from the map.
    3. Why do you think this?

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