Tectonic Hazards (OCR GCSE Geography A (Geographical Themes)): Quizzes
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What is the state of the Earth's inner core?
What is the state of the Earth's inner core?
Solid
What is the state of the Earth's outer core?
What is the state of the Earth's outer core?
Liquid
What type of rock is the mantle made of?
What type of rock is the mantle made of?
Semi-molten rock
What is the outer layer of the Earth called?
What is the outer layer of the Earth called?
Crust
What are the slabs that the Earth's crust is divided into called?
What are the slabs that the Earth's crust is divided into called?
Tectonic plates
What are the two types of tectonic plates?
What are the two types of tectonic plates?
Continental or oceanic
What is the place where two tectonic plates meet called?
What is the place where two tectonic plates meet called?
Plate boundary or plate margin
What causes tectonic plates to move?
What causes tectonic plates to move?
Convection currents in the mantle
Where do the convection currents that move tectonic plates occur?
Where do the convection currents that move tectonic plates occur?
In the mantle
What generates the convection currents in the mantle?
What generates the convection currents in the mantle?
Radioactive decay in the core
What happens to plates where convection currents diverge near Earth's crust?
What happens to plates where convection currents diverge near Earth's crust?
Plates move apart
What happens to plates where convection currents converge?
What happens to plates where convection currents converge?
Plates move towards each other