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Science Literacy 2006 school release materials - NAP

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eleased items OBJECTIVE year 6 <strong>NAP</strong> – SCIENCE LITERACY <strong>2006</strong>Natural eventsEarthquakesFigure 1 shows the locations of earthquakes around parts of the world.Each dot shows where an earthquake has occurred.AsiaNorthAmericaPacific OceanAustraliaSouthAmericaFigure 1The Earth’s crust is made up of jigsaw-like pieces called tectonic plates.The plates slide past each other, move apart or collide with (hit) each other.Figure 2 shows some tectonic plates and their boundaries.EurasianPlateNorthAmericanPlatePacificPlateAustralianPlateSouthAmericanPlateFigure 210 © MCEETYA <strong>2006</strong>

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