Teacher Marking Sheet / Answers
1.
A supercontinent where all Earth’s continents were once joined together.
2.
Alfred Wegener
3.
The idea that continents slowly move over time.
4.
Any two:
- matching coastlines
- fossil evidence
- rock/mountain evidence
- climate/glacial evidence
5.
He could not explain how continents moved.
6.
Plate tectonics.
7.
Large pieces of Earth’s crust/lithosphere.
8.
Mantle convection / convection currents in the mantle.
9.
- crust
- mantle
- core
10.
Mantle.
11.
Movement of hot material in the mantle caused by heat inside Earth.
12.
Divergent boundary.
13.
Convergent boundary.
14.
Transform boundary.
15.
One tectonic plate being forced beneath another.
16.
Any two:
- earthquakes
- volcanoes
- tsunamis
17.
Magma is underground; lava is on Earth’s surface.
18.
Formation of new ocean crust at mid-ocean ridges as plates move apart.
19.
Focus = underground starting point
Epicentre = point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus
20.
Laurasia and Gondwana
Quick Self-Assessment Guide
| Score | Understanding |
|---|---|
| 18–20 | Excellent |
| 15–17 | Strong |
| 11–14 | Developing |
| 0–10 | More revision needed |