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- Subject: Science
- AS: AS90767
- Level: 2
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Science 2.5 Describe New Zealand’s geological history
Sites for revision
Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
This website has a lot of useful information on New Zealand's geological evolution. Visit the sections ‘The Active Earth’, which has animation of plate motion and geological maps, and ‘The New Zealand Hazard Watch’ about recent earthquakes, floods, landslides, tsunamis, and other natural hazards. Includes an online seismograph. Suitable for NCEA level two.
Physical geology – Resources
You will find information about the basics of physical geology on this website. Topics include plate tectonics, common minerals, common rocks, and how to interpret cross-sections of rocks. Suitable for NCEA level two.
