{"id":499,"date":"2026-05-12T20:10:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/?p=499"},"modified":"2026-05-12T20:13:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:13:17","slug":"year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 10 Science \u2014 Continental Drift &#038; Plate Tectonics Revision Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of 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href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#Date\" >Date: ______________________<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#1\" >1.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#2\" >2.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#3\" >3.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#4\" >4.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#5\" >5.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#6\" >6.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#7\" >7.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#8\" >8.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#9\" >9.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#10\" >10.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#11\" >11.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#12\" >12.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#13\" >13.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#14\" >14.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#15\" >15.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#16\" >16.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#17\" >17.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#18\" >18.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#19\" >19.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-bach.kiwi\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/year-10-science-continental-drift-plate-tectonics-revision-questions\/#20\" >20.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"20-Quick-Revision-Questions\"><\/span>20 Quick Revision Questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Student-Question-Sheet\"><\/span>Student Question Sheet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Name\"><\/span>Name: ______________________<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Date\"><\/span>Date: ______________________<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1\"><\/span>1.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What was Pangaea?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2\"><\/span>2.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Who proposed the theory of continental drift?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3\"><\/span>3.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What is continental drift?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4\"><\/span>4.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Name TWO pieces of evidence supporting continental drift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5\"><\/span>5.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Why was Wegener\u2019s theory originally rejected?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6\"><\/span>6.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What is the modern theory explaining continental movement called?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7\"><\/span>7.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What are tectonic plates?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8\"><\/span>8.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What causes tectonic plates to move?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9\"><\/span>9.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Name the three main layers of Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10\"><\/span>10.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Which layer of Earth is semi-solid and contains convection currents?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11\"><\/span>11.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What is mantle convection?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12\"><\/span>12.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At which type of boundary do plates move apart?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13\"><\/span>13.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At which type of boundary do plates move together?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14\"><\/span>14.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At which type of boundary do plates slide past each other?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"15\"><\/span>15.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What is subduction?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"16\"><\/span>16.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What natural events are commonly caused by tectonic plate movement?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"17\"><\/span>17.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What is the difference between magma and lava?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"18\"><\/span>18.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What is seafloor spreading?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"19\"><\/span>19.<span 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