Earth Movements
Geography ⇒ Physical Geography
Earth Movements starts at 8 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe the process of continental drift.
Describe the process of subduction.
Describe the role of convection currents in the movement of tectonic plates.
Explain how rift valleys are formed.
Explain the difference between epicentre and focus of an earthquake.
Explain the difference between exogenic and endogenic forces with examples.
Explain the difference between folding and faulting.
Name the three types of plate boundaries.
Which of the following is a direct result of subduction? (1) Rift valleys (2) Ocean trenches (3) Fold mountains (4) Plateaus
Which of the following is a result of exogenic processes? (1) Ocean trenches (2) River deltas (3) Fold mountains (4) Rift valleys
Which of the following is a result of volcanic activity? (1) Fold mountains (2) Block mountains (3) Plateaus (4) Ocean trenches
Which of the following is a slow earth movement? (1) Earthquake (2) Folding (3) Volcanic eruption (4) Landslide
Fill in the blank: The movement of tectonic plates is primarily caused by ________ currents in the mantle.
Fill in the blank: The movement of the earth’s crustal plates is known as ________ tectonics.
Fill in the blank: The point inside the earth where an earthquake originates is called the ________.
Fill in the blank: The process by which rocks are broken and removed from one place to another is called ________.
True or False: Exogenic forces originate from within the earth.
True or False: Folding occurs only in sedimentary rocks.
True or False: Plate tectonics theory explains the movement of continents and the occurrence of earthquakes and volcanoes.
True or False: The Andes mountains are an example of fold mountains formed at a convergent plate boundary.
