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Free Year 10 Earth, Rocks & Weather Worksheets

3 free earth, rocks & weather resources for Year 10: 2 worksheets, 1 study guide. Answers included.

Rocks and soils, weathering and erosion, weather and the water cycle. Year 10 students solve more complex equations, work with linear graphs, meet Pythagoras' theorem and trigonometry, and expand binomials.

Students will practise: describing the structure of Earth's layers; explaining why tectonic plates move; comparing divergent, convergent and transform plate boundaries; linking earthquakes and volcanoes to plate boundaries; describing evidence for plate tectonics; calculating how far a plate moves over time; comparing P, S and surface waves; calculating seismic wave travel times.

Recommended learning path

  1. 1Plate Tectonics: Plate Boundaries, Earthquakes and Volcanoes
  2. 2Seismic Waves: P Waves, S Waves and Locating an Earthquake
  3. 3The Carbon Cycle and the Greenhouse Effect
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Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Seismic Waves: P Waves, S Waves and Locating an Earthquake

    Students compare P waves, S waves and surface waves by type, speed and the materials they travel through, then use travel times and the…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    45 min
    Questions
    15 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    The Carbon Cycle and the Greenhouse Effect

    Students describe how carbon moves between the atmosphere, living things, oceans and fossil fuels through photosynthesis, respiration,…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    45 min
    Questions
    15 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Study Guides

Clear explanations, examples and tips.

  • Study Guide

    Plate Tectonics: Plate Boundaries, Earthquakes and Volcanoes

    A study guide to plate tectonics. It describes Earth's layers and the tectonic plates, explains why plates move, and compares divergent,…

    Difficulty
    Level 2 · Standard
    Time
    30 min

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Common questions

What do Year 10 students learn about earth, rocks & weather?

Rocks and soils, weathering and erosion, weather and the water cycle. At Year 10, our resources focus on: describing the structure of Earth's layers; explaining why tectonic plates move; comparing divergent, convergent and transform plate boundaries; linking earthquakes and volcanoes to plate boundaries.

Where should we start?

Read the study guide first, then start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet. Finish with the topic test.

Are answers included?

Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.

How to use these resources

  1. Read the short explanation together before starting the questions.
  2. Where a worksheet suggests a simple experiment at home, try it: seeing beats reading.
  3. Ask "How do you know?" so answers are backed by evidence.
  4. Use the answer sheet to talk about why an answer is right, not just whether it is.

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