Shifting Continents · Earth & Space
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Investigating how interactions at plate boundaries lead to sudden energy releases and landform creation.
Key Questions
- 1What causes the Earth to suddenly snap and release decades of stored energy?
- 2How do we know where the next volcanic eruption is likely to occur?
- 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
Suggested Methodologies
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