Earthquakes

Geography

Inside Earth

The movement of tectonic plates

Plate boundaries

Types of volcanoes

Volcanic hazards

Living close to volcanoes

The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo

The effects of earthquakes

Living in earthquake regions

The 2025 Myanmar Earthquake

The 2018 Sunda Strait Tsunami

This unit teaches pupils about the physical processes that lead to tectonic hazards and investigates the geographical pattern of hazards across the world. Pupils will also learn how tectonic hazards affect people in different places and how people seek to manage hazards.

Tectonic hazards: Why is Earth restless?

Huge pieces of Earth’s crust that move slowly

Fractures in Earth’s surface where earthquakes happen are called {{}} lines.

They are neat, straight cuts in the ground

They are complex zones where plates may grind past each other

Which of the following is true about plate boundaries?

An opening in Earth’s surface where magma, gas, and ash escape

What is magma called once it reaches the surface?

Which type of plate boundary causes most volcanoes?

What is the name of the area with many volcanoes around the edge of the Pacific Ocean?

Which of the following is a primary effect of a volcanic eruption?

What is a secondary effect of a volcanic eruption?

Exit Quiz

What are tectonic plates?