Shifting Continents · Earth & Space

Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Investigating how interactions at plate boundaries lead to sudden energy releases and landform creation.

Key Questions

  1. 1What causes the Earth to suddenly snap and release decades of stored energy?
  2. 2How do we know where the next volcanic eruption is likely to occur?
  3. 3What would happen if the tectonic plates stopped moving entirely?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9S9U03
Year: Year 9
Subject: Science
Unit: Shifting Continents
Period: Earth & Space

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