Do you know what causes Earthquakes and volcanoes? Studying how tectonic plates interact can provide some answers. Click the picture below to see how plates can interact.

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Explore

Explore Interactive Dynamic Earth and Tectonic boundaries (requires NSW DET login). For more information you can visit Sites2See on Earthquakes and Volcanoes.

 

Your tasks

watch icon Examine three types of boundaries.
summarise icon Play the Plate and Boundary challenge and devise your own questions.
explore icon Explore the Australian tectonic plate.