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Structure of the earth
What is the inner core,
What is the outer core,
What is the mantle most made of
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The Earth's surface
What is the lithosphere divided into,
Why do tectonic plates move,
What is the place where plates me...
4
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Movement of tectonic plates
What is the cause of heat in the ...,
What happens when lower parts of ...,
What are convection currents
4
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Creation of crust
Where do rising convection curren...,
What happens as the plates diverge,
At a plate margin under the sea w...
6
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The theory of plate tectonics
What did people start to notice i...,
What did alfred wegener propose i...,
What was the theory of continenta...
7
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Geology
What is similar about south ameri...,
Give an example of different coun...,
How does geological evidence sugg...
3
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Fossil records
By fitting the land masses togeth...,
Give 2 examples of fossils that e...,
What is an unlikely explanation o...
4
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Living species
Give an example of living organis...,
How do living species suggest the...
2
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Climatology
What does evidence suggest about ...,
What do past climates of some con...,
Give an example of similar glacia...
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Palaeomagnetism
What is every palaeomagnetism,
What happens every 200 000 years ...,
What has palaeomagnetism provided...
8
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Constructive margins
When does a constructive margin o...,
How do constructive margins form ...,
How do constructive margins cause...
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Mid-ocean ridge
What can diverging plates underwa...,
Give an example of a mid ocean ri...,
What can happen at mid ocean ridges
4
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Rift valley
What happens where plates diverge...,
What happens and forms when plate...,
Give an example of a rift valley
5
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Destructive margins
What happens at destructive margins
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Oceanic-Continental destructive margins
What happens where continental an...,
What 2 can continental and oceani...,
What are fold mountains
5
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Oceanic-oceanic destructive margins
What happens when oceanic and oce...,
What can oceanic and oceanic plat...,
What can volcanic eruptions under...
3
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Continental-continental destructive margins
What happens when two continental...,
What formations can be as a resul...
2
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Conservative margins
What happens at conservative margins,
How can conservative margins caus...
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Summary of plate margins
Give an example of a constructive...,
What are the landforms at constru...,
Do earthquakes and volcanoes occu...
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Intrusive and extrusive volcanic activity
What is intrusive volcanic activity,
What is extrusive volcanic activity,
What are the minor types of extru...
3
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Intrusive volcanic activity
How do batholiths form,
How do dykes and sills form,
What are cooling cracks
3
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Extrusive volcanic activity
What are the three main types of ...,
What is the silica content viscos...,
What is the silica content viscos...
6
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Different types of volcanoes
What are the features of a dome v...,
What are the features of a caldera 4,
What are features of a shield vol...
4
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Hot springs
What are springs,
How is a hot spring classified,
What is the average temperature o...
5
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Geysers
What are geysers,
How do geysers occur 3,
Why do geysers erupt periodically
5
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Boiling mud pools
What is a boiling mud pool,
Where do boiling mud pools form,
What do boiling mud pools sometim...
4
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Volcanoes away from plate margins
What is hot spot caused by,
What forms above magma plumes,
What is the relationship between ...
7
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Earthquakes
How do earthquakes occur,
What is the focus,
What happens nearer the focus
6
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Seismic waves
What are features of primary waves 3,
What are features of secondary wa...,
Which is the slowest type of waves
5
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Seisometers
What do seismometers measure 3,
Why are seismic records important
2
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The Richter Scale
What does the richter scale measure,
What does the richter scales loga...,
What does each value on the scale...
4
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The Mercalli Scale
What does the mercalli scale measure,
How are the impacts measured,
What is the scale between
4
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Earthquakes and tsunamis
What are tsunamis and what are th...,
What can trigger tsunamis and why,
How will the tsunami be affected ...
5
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Tsunamis
What do tsunamis affect,
What are tsunamis like in very de...,
What happens to tsunamis as they ...
5
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Hazards
What is a hazard,
What are some tectonic hazards,
What are tectonic hazards caused by
5
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Prediction
What is prediction like for earth...,
What clues can there be for an im...,
What can earthquake warning syste...
13
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Building techniques
How can buildings be designed to ...,
What has happened to construction...,
How can buildings be designed to ...
7
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Planning and education
How can future developments be pl...,
Give an example of an emergency s...,
Give an example of a government t...
5
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Factors affecting the severity of impacts
Why are the impacts high in ldcs ...,
What are buildings in ldcs like,
How can a bad infrastructure and ...
10
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