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The unstable earth
What makes up the earth’s crust
Where are the unstable zones on the earth?
Why does the crust move?
What are the causes of volcanic eruptions & earthquakes?
Volcanic
eruptions
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Earthquakes
Fold
mountains
What makes up the earth’s crust?
 The earth is made up of 3 layers:
crust
mantle
core
 The earth’s crust is made up of __________
and
rocks
continents and
__________.
They form the __________
soil
ocean
__________
floors.
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Where are the unstable zones on the earth?
 There are 3 major zones of earthquakes and
volcanic activities:
Mediterranean
belt
Mid-Atlantic
zone
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CicumPacific belt
Why does the crust move?
 The earth’s crust is made up of __________.
plates
 Name the plates marked 1 to 7 in the map below.
Eurasian
Plate
African
Plate
North
American
Plate
Pacific
Plate
Indo-Australian
Plate
Antarctic Plate
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South
American
Plate
Why does the crust move?
 The plates are moving very slowly along
_________________.
plate boundaries
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Why does the crust move?
 The movement of plates is caused by the _______________
convection of
magma in the mantle.
Destructive plate boundary
Two plates move __________
towards each other
Constructive plate boundary
Plates move __________
apart
magma
Convection of __________
 This process is explained in the theory of _________________.
plate tectonics
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What are the causes of volcanic eruptions?
magma
Hot __________,
volcanic
__________
and __________
are
ash
gases
thrown out to the earth surface.
When there is a line of __________
weakness
in the earth’s crust, magma escapes
to the surface from the mantle.
This is called volcanic __________.
eruption
Magma in the mantle is under great heat and high pressure.
__________
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What are the causes of earthquakes?
The earth will shake. This is called _______________.
earthquake
The plates will break and
energy is released.
__________
When the plates move, __________
pressure builds up in them.
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What are the harmful effects of earthquakes?
Collapse of dams may
flooding
cause __________
Landslide
__________
Fire
__________
may
break out
Big waves —
tsunamis
__________
Buildings, bridges,
roads and railways
collapse
__________
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killed
People are __________
and injured
How to reduce the negative impact of
earthquakes?
__________
Prediction
Scientific methods have been developed to predict
when and where hazards will occur.
Protection measures
Build earthquake-__________
buildings.
proof
wider
parks
Build __________
roads and open ________.
Preparation
drills
Carry out earthquake __________.
Relief
__________
work
Better planning for emergency work.
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What are fold mountains?
The rocks may be folded up into high mountains.
fold
They are known as __________
mountains.
When plates move together, some rocks in between are
folding
compressed and bent. This is called __________.
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Where are the fold mountains?
1. Name the fold mountains 1 to 4.
plate boundaries
2. Fold mountains are usually found at _______________.
Alps
Himalayas
Rockies
Andes
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How are fold mountains formed?
The weight changes them into __________.
rocks
Sand and mud are left between two plates.
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How are fold mountains formed?
The rocks are folded up into high __________
fold
mountains.
The fold mountain formed
Himalayas
here is the ____________.
plate
The rocks in between are compressed by __________
movement.
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