Settlement

7-10 Plates

1 The Structure of the

Earth

Geog123 book 1

pages 102-103 10.1 A slice through the Earth

pages 104-105 10.2 Earthquakes, volcanoes and plates

key words

crust, mantle, core, oceanic crust, continental crust, granite, basalt, trench, lithosphere,

convection current; earthquake, volcano, Ring of Fire, plate, plate boundary;

The Structure of the Earth

Discussion of the zones of the Earth, and their physical properties. Likened to the cross-section through a peach.
Use the supplied sheet on the Structure of the Earth and add the labels from page 102.
What is the link between the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes … plate boundaries. the surface crustal plates, and their depths.

homework: sheet 10C on hazards

Plates 1 Structure

Plates 2 Plates