AC9S8U03
Earth and space sciences
investigate tectonic activity including the formation of geological features at divergent, convergent and transform plate boundaries and describe the scientific evidence for the theory of plate tectonics
Elaborations
- AC9S8U03_E1examining patterns of earthquake and volcanic activity over time and proposing explanations
- AC9S8U03_E2evaluating the impact of tectonic events on human populations and examining engineering solutions designed to reduce the impact
- AC9S8U03_E3modelling interactions at plate boundaries
- AC9S8U03_E4investigating the relative significance of different forces involved in tectonic plate movement including slab pull, ridge push and convection
- AC9S8U03_E5relating the extreme age and stability of a large part of the Australian continent to its plate tectonic history
- AC9S8U03_E6constructing a timeline of evidence to show the development of the theory of plate tectonics
- AC9S8U03_E7exploring how geologist and oceanographic cartographer Marie Tharp’s topographic maps of the Atlantic Ocean floor provided support for the acceptance of the theory of plate tectonics
- AC9S8U03_E8researching First Nations Australians’ cultural accounts that provide evidence of earthquakes and volcanoes
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