Chemistry… A Heart of Stone 17 Mar 20192 Apr 2019 In this blog post, I'm going to tell you what you need to know about...rocks! I know what you're thinking: "Rocks?! What a boring topic!" Think again. Rocks have been…
Geography Destructive and Constructive Plates 28 Feb 201931 Mar 2019 As we saw in the previous post 'Plate Movement', the Earth’s crust is made up of tectonic plates which are constantly moving due to convection currents in the mantle. Where…
Geography Shaking Earth – Whose Fault? 28 Feb 20191 Apr 2019 Fault lines are located in many parts of the world and are closely related to the structure of the Earth. Earthquakes Large earthquakes are usually connected with plate boundaries. Earthquakes…
Geography… Plate Movement 28 Feb 201931 Mar 2019 As we saw in a previous post 'Layered Earth' the Earth has distinctive layers. The activities of the lower layers directly affects the layers above. For example, heat from the…
Chemistry… Layered Earth 28 Feb 201931 Mar 2019 The Earth has four main layers: the inner corethe outer corethe mantlethe crust. The inner core is 5,500°C - extremely hot. It is a very dense solid made from iron and nickel. The outer…