Tectonics

Our Earth and Its Movements

Comprehension Questions

View the programme attentively. After you watch, complete the following comprehension questions and
tasks.

1. The Earth’s surface makes up a tiny fraction of our planet called the __________.

2. The lithosphere is made up of the _________ ____________ and the __________.

3. The outer core is made of ___________ and _________, which appear in their molten, liquid form due
to high temperatures.

4. The inner core is a solid ball of ___________.

5. Why does the inner core not melt into its molten, liquid form?
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6. Earth’s lithosphere is divided into many _________ ____________ on which our lands and oceans lie.

7. The supercontinent which existed 335 million years ago was called ____________.

8. What is continental drift?

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9. How have animal fossils provided evidence of Pangaea and continental drift?
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10. What are convection currents?

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 Tectonics
Our Earth and Its Movements
Comprehension Questions

11. Name the three types of plate margins.

a) ______________________________
b) ______________________________
c) ______________________________

12. Summarise what happens at a constructive plate margin.

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13. Summarise what happens at a destructive plate margin.

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14. Summarise what happens at a conservative plate margin.

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