Question

Activity 2 : Identify tectonic plates and draw a diagram

Look at Firgure 4 on page 30
1. Name one tectonic plate that is mostly ocean and one that is mostly land .
2. Name the plates to the north , south , east and west of the African plate .
3. Which tectonic plate is South Africa part of?
4. The following sentences are all of wrong . Change a word or words in each sentence to make it correct.
A. Tectonic plates move on top of the inner core .
B. Conversion currents in the mantle cause Earth's tectonic plates to stay in one place .
C. New land is made when a tectonic plate erupts.

Answer all questions in short sentences

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

1. One tectonic plate that is mostly ocean is the Pacific Plate, and one that is mostly land is the Eurasian Plate.

2. To the north of the African plate is the Eurasian Plate, to the south is the Antarctic Plate, to the east is the Indo-Australian Plate, and to the west is the South American Plate.
3. South Africa is part of the African Plate.
4.
A. Tectonic plates move on top of the mantle.
B. Convection currents in the mantle cause Earth's tectonic plates to move.
C. New land is made when a tectonic plate subducts or diverges.