1. B C 1. A D
Write the correct terms for
A, B, C, D

2. 2.
On the following slide, pick 3 statements that apply to the core, 3 applying to the mantle and 3 applying to the crust.

3. Approximately the size of Mars.
High temperatures near the core are believed to be responsible for the generation of convection currents.
Approximately the size of Mars.
Thinnest, coolest and least dense layer.
Varies in thickness from 5 to 70 km.
Separated from the mantle by the Mohorovijic (Moho) discontinuity.
Most of the mantle (asthenosphere) acts like it is semi-molten.
Surrounded by semi-molten outer core.
Temperature over 6000˚C.
The most dense part of the planet.
Made up of rocks rich in iron and nickel.
The inner core is solid.
Separated from the core by the Gutenburg discontinuity.
Starts about 2900km down.
Rocks are rich in silicon, oxygen, aluminium, potassium and sodium
Students use text book to identify which layer of the Earth the characteristics above belong to and add them to the work sheet.
Temperatures near the core reach 5000˚C.
Centre is 6350km down.
Largely composed of silicate rocks rich in iron and magnesium.
Upper mantle (close to the crust) is rigid and together with the crust forms the LITHOSPHERE.

4. 3.
What is the difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere?

5. 4.
Which is thicker? Continental crust or oceanic crust?

6. 5.
Which is older? Continental crust or oceanic crust?

7. 6.
Which is more dense? Continental crust or oceanic crust?

8. 7.
What so SIMA and SIAL stand for? Which type of crust does each abbreviation apply to?
SIAL – continental SIMA-oceanic

9. 8.
million years ago all the continents were joined together to form one “supercontinent” called Fill in the blanks!

10. 9.
In modern times, why might it be difficult to make the shapes of the continents back together?
There are differences in modern and ancient coastal morphologies.
Variations in sea level.

11. 10.
Give an example for each of the following types of evidence supporting plate tectonics theory: Geological evidence Climatological evidence Biological evidence

12. 11.
What occurs in the asthenosphere to cause plate movement?

13. 12.
Name the three main types of plate boundary: -

14. 13.
Where plates move apart in oceanic areas they produce
Where they move apart in continental crust areas they produce
Mid-oceanic ridges, rift valleys

15. 14.
Name the oceanic ridge on which the country Iceland has been formed.
Mid-Atlantic Ridge

16. What is the geographical term for the features the arrows are pointing to?
15.
Transform fault(s)

17. 16.
Name 3 features that are commonly created during Oceanic-continental convergence. -
Ocean trench, fold mountains, volcanic arc

18. 17.
Name the two main features associated with Oceanic - oceanic convergence. -

19. 18.
Think of a location where two continental plates have collided. Name the two plates involved and any feature that were created as a result of the collision.
Himalayas – fold mountains, Indo-Australian plate, Eurasian plate.

20. 19.
Give an example of a conservative plate margin. List 2 facts about it: -
San Andreas Fault, Pacific plate moving northwards at a fast rate than north-american plate. Large earthquake expected before 2032

21. 20.
“Volcanic activity only occurs at plate boundaries.” True or false?

22. 1. (4 marks) B = Mantle C = Outer core A = Crust D = Inner core
Write the correct terms for
A, B, C, D
(4 marks)

23. 2.
On the following slide, pick 3 statements that apply to the core, 3 applying to the mantle and 3 applying to the crust.

24. Approximately the size of Mars.
High temperatures near the core are believed to be responsible for the generation of convection currents.
Approximately the size of Mars.
Thinnest, coolest and least dense layer.
Varies in thickness from 5 to 70 km.
Separated from the mantle by the Mohorovijic (Moho) discontinuity.
Most of the mantle (asthenosphere) acts like it is semi-molten.
Surrounded by semi-molten outer core.
Temperature over 6000˚C.
The most dense part of the planet.
Made up of rocks rich in iron and nickel.
The inner core is solid.
Separated from the core by the Gutenburg discontinuity.
Starts about 2900km down.
Rocks are rich in silicon, oxygen, aluminium, potassium and sodium
Students use text book to identify which layer of the Earth the characteristics above belong to and add them to the work sheet.
Temperatures near the core reach 5000˚C.
Centre is 6350km down.
Largely composed of silicate rocks rich in iron and magnesium.
Upper mantle (close to the crust) is rigid and together with the crust forms the LITHOSPHERE.

25. 3 x 3 9 marks The Core Approximately the size of Mars
Starts about 2900km down
Centre is 6350 km down
The most dense part of the planet
Made up of rocks rich in iron and nickel
Core temperature over 6000oC
Outer core is semi-molten/liquid (only part of the planet which is!)
Inner core is solid
The Mantle
Separated from the core by the Gutenburg discontinuity
Largely composed of silicate rocks rich in iron and magnesium
Upper mantle (close to the crust) is rigid and together with the crust forms the lithosphere
Most of the mantle (asthenosphere) acts like it is semi-motlen.
Temperatures near the core reach 5000oC
High temperatures near the core are believed to be responsible for the generation of convection currents.
The Crust
Thinnest, coolest and least dense layer.
Rocks are rich in silicon, oxygen, aluminium, potassium and sodium
Separated from the mantle by the Mohorovijic (Moho) discontinuity.
Varies in thickness from 5 to 70 km

26. 3.
What is the difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere? (1 mark)
Lithosphere: consists of the crust and the rigid upper section of the mantle, approximately 80-90km thick. Divided into seven large plates and a number of smaller ones.
Asthenosphere: the semi-molten mass below the lithosphere on which the plates float and move. Beneath the asthenosphere is the rest of the mantle, which is completely solid.

27. 4.
Which is thicker? Continental crust or oceanic crust? Continental (30-70km) Oceanic (6-10km) (1 mark)

28. 5.
Which is older? Continental crust or oceanic crust? Continental (over 1,500 million years) Oceanic (less than 200 million years) (1 mark)

29. 6.
Which is more dense? Continental crust or oceanic crust? Oceanic (heavier) Continental (lighter) (1 mark)

30. 7.
What do SIMA and SIAL stand for? Which type of crust does each abbreviation apply to? SIMA = silicon, magnesium, oxygen (oceanic) SIAL = silicon, aluminium, oxygen (continental) (3 marks)
SIAL – continental SIMA-oceanic

31. 8.
million years ago all the continents were joined together to form one “supercontinent” called Fill in the blanks!

32. 8.
250 million years ago all the continents were joined together to form one “supercontinent” called Pangaea (2 marks)

33. 9.
In modern times, why might it be difficult to make the shapes of the continents back together?
There are differences in modern and ancient coastal morphologies.
Variations in sea level.
( 2 marks)
There are differences in modern and ancient coastal morphologies.
Variations in sea level.

34. 10.
Give an example for each of the following types of evidence supporting plate tectonics theory: Geological evidence Climatological evidence Biological evidence (3 marks)

35. Geological evidence
The Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America are thought to link to the Caledonides of Ireland, Britain, Greenland, and Scandinavia and the Anti-Atlas Range in Morroco.

36. Climatological evidence
Coal deposits that would have been formed in tropical climate conditions are found in places that do not have a tropical climate. Therefore, they must have drifted. E.g. Antarctica

37. Biological evidence
Mesosaurus remains were found in southern Africa and eastern South America, two far away places. Mesosaurus was a freshwater animal, and could not have crossed the Atlantic Ocean, this indicates that the two continents used to be joined together.
Marsupials are only found in Australia because it drifted away from the main supercontinent before the predators that wiped them out elsewhere had migrated there
Mesosaurus remains were found in southern Africa and eastern South America, two far away places. As Mesosaurus was a freshwater animal, and therefore could not have crossed the Atlantic Ocean, this distribution indicated that the two continents used to be joined together.

38. 11.
What occurs in the asthenosphere to cause plate movement? CONVECTION CURRENTS! (1 mark)

39. 12. Name the three main types of plate boundary: (3 marks)
CONSTRUCTIVE /Divergent boundaries -- where new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other.
DESTRUCTIVE /Convergent boundaries -- where crust is destroyed as one plate moves under another.
CONSERVATIVE /Transform boundaries -- where crust is neither produced nor destroyed as the plates slide horizontally past each other.
(3 marks)

40. 13.
Where plates move apart in oceanic areas they produce
Where they move apart in continental crust areas they produce
Mid-oceanic ridges
Rift valleys
(2 marks)
Mid-oceanic ridges, rift valleys

41. 14.
Name the oceanic ridge on which the country Iceland has been formed.
Mid-Atlantic Ridge!
(1 mark)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge

42. What is the geographical term for the features the arrows are pointing to?
Transform faults!
(1 mark)
15.
Transform fault(s) As new crust forms and spreads, transform faults occur at right angle to the plate margin.

43. 16.
Name 3 features that are commonly created during Oceanic-continental convergence.
- Deep ocean trenches
- Fold mountains
Volcanic arcs (volcanoes)
(3 marks)
Ocean trench, fold mountains, volcanic arc

44. Deep ocean trenches are found along the seaward edge of destructive margins. They mark where one plate begins to descend beneath another and can reach great depths. E.g. Peru-Chile trench, 8km deep
Rocks scraped off the descending plate and folding of the continental crust create young fold mountain chains on edge of the continental mass. E.g the Andes.
As it is less dense than the surrounding asthenosphere, the molten material begins to rise up through fissures and by burning their way through overlying rock. Eventually these reach the surface to form volcanoes.
Students add labels to their hand out of a destructive margin. EARTHQUAKES
The lava has a viscous nature (flows less easily). This creates complex , composite, explosive volcanoes. If the eruptions take place off shore, a line of volcanic islands known as an island arc can appear
Benioff zone – the further the rock descends, the hotter the surroundings become. This, together with the heat generated from friction, begins to melt oceanic plate into the magma.

45. 17.
Name the two main features associated with Oceanic - oceanic convergence.
- Ocean trenches
Volcanic islands arcs
(2 marks)

46. 18.
Think of a location where two continental plates have collided. Name the two plates involved and any features that were created as a result of the collision. (3 marks)
Himalayas – fold mountains, Indo-Australian plate, Eurasian plate.

47. Causing Mt Everest to rise by up to 3cm a year. Himalayas
Indo-Australian Plate
Moving north and east
Approx. 5.8cm/year
Eurasian Plate
(rigid)
Intervening ocean, known as the Sea of Tythes, has had its sediments forced upwards. 350km wide, extend for 3,000km
In parts the Indo-Australian plate is being pushed under to form the mountain roots up to 70km deep.
This movement causes great stresses which are released by earthquakes.
Often extremely violent and destructive. E.g. Sichuan, 2008 – China, 80,000 deaths.

48. 19.
Give an example of a conservative plate margin. List 2 facts about it:
- San Andreas Fault
- Pacific plate moving north-westwards at 6cm/year.
The North American plate moves north-westwards by 1cm/year
(3 marks)
San Andreas Fault, Pacific plate moving northwards at a fast rate than north-american plate. Large earthquake expected before 2032

49. The San Andreas Fault. California
Although both plates are moving north-west, the Pacific plate moves faster, giving the illusion that they are moving in opposite directions.
Los Angeles could eventually be on an island off the Canadian coast.
The Pacific plate moves about 6cm a year, but sometimes it sticks (like a machine without oil) until pressure builds up enabling it to jerk forward.

50. 20.
“Volcanic activity only occurs at plate boundaries.” True or false? FALSE! Hot spots! (1 mark)

51. Total: /47