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What is the upper mantle made up of?
solid rock
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What is the lower mantle made up of?
liquid rock
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Is the crust made from liquid rock?
no
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Is the outer core made of liquid rock?
yes
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Do convection currents occur in the mantle?
yes
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Does erosion wear down the cliffs?
yes
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What is the scale used to measure earthquakes?
the Richter scale
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Is Old Harry an example of a stack?
yes
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Abrasion is when sediment is carried along the coastline. True or false?
false
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Is the rock in the core made from iron and nickel or magnesium and copper?
iron and nickel
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When salt water gradually dissolves the rock, what is this called?
solution
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Abrasion is the process in which the waves throw certain materials at the rock. True or false?
true
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What is the term for when sediment is carried along the coast?
longshore drift
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The term backwash is used when describing the water that rolls back down the beach after a wave has broken. True or false?
true
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A headland is a type of beach. True or false?
false
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The term swash is used when describing the rush of water up the beach after a wave has broken. True or false?
true
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The epicentre is the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the focus of an earthquake. True or false?
true
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What is the term used to describe a point of land that protrudes and extends out into a body of water?
headland
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How many continents are there?
7
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Which continent does Kenya lie in?
Africa
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Which continent does Peru lie in?
South America
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The South Pole is found in Antarctica. True or false?
true
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Hydraulic action is when there is a big storm. True or false?
false
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Longshore drift is when sediment is carried along the coastline and deposited, therefore gradually creating new land. True or false?
true
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Soft rock erodes slower than hard rock. True or false?
false
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Prevailing wind is a south west wind. True or false?
true
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What is the name of the machine that measures earthquakes?
a Seismograph
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Do earthquakes occur in lines?
yes
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At conservative plate boundaries, plates move parallel with each other. True or false?
true
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The sudden release of plates causes a jerking movement and an earthquake occurs. True or false?
true
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The core is 230 degrees Celsius. True or false?
false
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Groynes protect the coastline from the prevailing wind. True or false?
true
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Card 2
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What is the lower mantle made up of?
Back
liquid rock
Card 3
Front
Is the crust made from liquid rock?
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Card 4
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Is the outer core made of liquid rock?
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Card 5
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Do convection currents occur in the mantle?
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