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Junior Cycle Geography: Plate tectonics and fold mountains
How often Plate tectonics and fold mountains comes up on the Geography papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
CL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years
Plate tectonics and fold mountains, Common Level(6 marks)
Quick ones on Plate tectonics and fold mountains.
(a)Which layer of the Earth lies directly beneath the crust?
- Inner core
- Mantle
- Outer core
(b)What causes the Earth's plates to move?
- Heat escaping from volcano craters
- Tides pulling on the ocean floor
- Convection currents in the mantle
(c)Iceland sits where two plates are moving apart. What type of boundary is this?
- Separating
- Sliding
- Colliding
Show the answers
(a) Mantle
(b) Convection currents in the mantle
(c) Separating
Common Level
Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Q3C |
| 2025 | Not asked |
| 2024 | Q1A |
| 2023 | Q7A |
| 2022 | Q8A, Q8B |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
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