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Year 9: Tectonic Activity in New Zealand

The Task

Useful Websites

Tectonic Plates of New Zealand

GNS: Earthquakes at a Plate Boundary in New Zealand

GNS: Earthquakes and Faults

Science Learning Hub NZ: Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes and Earthquakes 

Frequency and Magnitude of Earthquakes in New Zealand

GNS: New Zealand Earthquakes

GeoNet: Frequency of Earthquakes in New Zealand

New  Zealand Active Volcanoes

GNS: New Zealand Active Volcanoes

Science Learning Hub: Active Volcanoes of New Zealand

Predicting Earthquakes

Risks Posed by Tectonic Activity to Humans and How They Are Measured

https://www.geonet.org.nz/about/volcano/val

Individual Earthquakes

Individual Volcanoes

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