Title: Earthquakes

Date:07/11/22
Answer the following questions in your exercise book:

1. Define the term ‘ crust’.

2. Which plate boundary creates new crust?
3. Which plate boundary destroys land?

Once done: Write 3

questions to find out
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 Answer the following questions in your exercise book:
1. Define the term ‘ crust’. The uppermost layer of the Earth which is 5-70
km thick. It is the thinnest of all the layers.
2. Which plate boundary creates new crust? constructive
3. Which plate boundary destroys land? destructive
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1. Try your best.
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3. Accept instructions to correct your behaviour without argument.
4. Avoid unnecessary comments to others in the class.

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Homework 9T– Due Mon 24th
Learning Questions
1. What is an earthquake?
2. Why do they happen?
3. How do earthquakes happen on collision and conservative plate boundaries?
 So what is an earthquake?

Copy the definition into your book

An earthquake is a sudden violent movement of the Earth’s surface

caused by released friction.
Watch the video, while it is
on think about the following
questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7ho6z
• How do earthquakes 32yyo&ab_channel=NationalGeographic

impact people?
• What can be done in
response to them?
Learning Questions
1. What is an earthquake?
2. Why do they happen?
3. How do earthquakes happen on collision and conservative plate boundaries?
On the next slide you will see how earthquakes occur - a step-by-step guide.
Create a storyboard on how earthquakes occur.

10 minutes

Write five true or

false statements
about earthquakes in
your book.
Remember to use key
words.
What would happen if an earthquake hit a city that was not built on
solid rock? Liquefaction
Learning Questions
1. What is an earthquake?
2. Why do they happen?
3. How do earthquakes happen on collision and conservative plate boundaries?
 What happens at a
destructive plate margin? No Earthquakes

What happens at a
constructive plate margin?

Earthquakes here
Collision plate boundary

https://tinyurl.com/t3z4gqu
Collision boundary
 Collision plate boundary

At collision plate boundaries, two

plates ......... ………………. As the plates push
……………….. Mountains are created e.g. the
……………………… Stress builds up in the
plates and…………………………… occur.

upwards move together earthquakes

Himalayas
Conservative plate boundary

How else can plates move?

Watch the clip to find out.

https://tinyurl.com/w9oc98w
 Conservative plate boundary

The Pacific and the North American plate slide past each other.
 Conservative plate boundary

At conservative plate boundaries, two plates

………..slowly past each other. The two plates
get stuck due to………………. An earthquake
occurs when the friction is …………….. There
is no………………, and no new land is created
or old land is destroyed.

slide volcano released friction

Learning Questions
1. What is an earthquake?
2. Why do they happen?
3. What happens at collision and conservative plate boundaries?
Watch the video, while it is
on think about the following
questions.
• How do earthquakes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7ho6z
32yyo&ab_channel=NationalGeographic

impact people?
• What can be done in
response to them?
Q1: Give an example of a conservative plate boundary
Q2: What happens on a collision plate boundary?
Q3: What plates collide to form the Himalayas?

What are the questions?

Q1:…………………………………………………………………………………..
Answer: San Andreas fault

Q2: ………………………………………………………………………………….
Answer: an earthquake

Q3:………………………………………………………………………………….
Answer: the Eurasian and Indian plates
 Resources:
• story board
• a conservative plate boundary diagram and gap fill
• a conservative plate margin diagram and gap-fill
• VI Resources
Two huge rocks push against each other, building up Suddenly, the pressure gets too much and one rock slips. These waves are called seismic waves. They travel through
pressure. The energy is released in waves. the Earth in all directions, shaking everything. This shaking
is called an earthquake.

Seismic waves get weaker as they travel around the globe, but
The focus of the earthquake is where it started. The rock settles into its new position. There will be lots of large earthquakes can be felt thousands of kilometres away!
The epicentre is the point above the focus. smaller earthquakes called aftershocks.
 Collision plate boundary
At collision plate boundaries, two
plates ......... ………………. As the plates push
……………….. Mountains are created e.g. the
……………………… Stress builds up in the
plates and…………………………… occur.
upwards move together earthquakes
Himalayas
Conservative plate boundary
At conservative plate boundaries, two plates
………..slowly past each other. The two plates
get stuck due to………………. An earthquake
occurs when the friction is …………….. There
is no………………, and no new land is created
or old land is destroyed.
slide volcano released friction
 These waves are called
Suddenly, the pressure seismic waves. They
Two huge rocks push gets too much and one
travel through
against each other, rock slips. the Earth in all
building up The energy is released directions, shaking
pressure. in waves.
everything. This shaking
 Seismic waves get
The focus of the The rock settles into its weaker as they travel
earthquake is where it new position. There will around the globe, but
started. be lots of large earthquakes can be
The epicentre is the smaller earthquakes felt thousands of
point above the focus. called aftershocks.
Collision plate boundary At collision plate boundaries, two
plates ......... ………………. As the
plates push ………………..
Mountains are created e.g. the
……………………… Stress builds
up in the plates
and…………………………… occur.

upwards move together

earthquakes Himalayas
 At conservative plate boundaries, two
Conservative plate boundary
plates ………..slowly past each other.
The two plates get stuck due
to………………. An earthquake
occurs when the friction is
…………….. There is
no………………, and no new land is
created or old land is destroyed.

slide volcano released

friction