1. The causes of earthquake and volcanoes
Learning Objective
To be able to explain why earthquakes and volcanoes occur
Success Criteria
To identify that the Earths plates move in four ways
To describe what happens at a plate boundary

2. The earth is divided into three section
1) Crust
2) Mantle (magma/ molten rock)
3) Outer/ Inner core

3. Two types of Earth crust
Continental crust – Thick but light
2) Oceanic crust – Thin but dense (heavy)

4. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE ARROWS ARE SHOWING???
The earths crust is divided into a number of tectonic plates
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE ARROWS ARE SHOWING???

5. Plates move in different directions
Plates move in different directions. Match the diagram with the correct caption
Plates move towards each other
Plates move away from each other
Plates slide past each other
Plate slides under another plate

6. Success Criteria
To identify that the Earths plates move in four ways

8. Conservative plate boundary

10. Collision plate boundary

12. Constructive plate boundary

14. Destructive plate boundary

15. TASKS – Read the information
Complete the worksheet ‘Description of what is happening at the plate boundary’ section
Complete the ‘Hazard found’ section
Complete the ‘Example of plate movement’

16. To describe what happens at a plate boundary

17. QUIZ: match alphabet with number
A) Pulling away (constructive plate boundary)?
B) Pushing into each other (Destructive plate boundary)?
C) Making mountains (collision plate boundary)?
D) Sliding past each other (conservative plate boundary)?