All the earthquakes we have had recently have got me thinking about the way New Zealand was formed. Because we are on two tectonic plates, our mountains were largely formed by the collision of these two plates. I found this video which explains how NZ was formed in a really simple and interesting way. Click on the video 'When Continents Collide'.
Click on this link to watch it:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/earth/natural_disasters/earthquake#p00fzsnd
Could you now explain to someone how NZ was formed? Try to explain it to someone in your family, or to the class next week. Maybe you would like to draw some diagrams or write some notes to help you remember the main ideas.
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