plate tectonics
what kind of plate tectonics are formed in califorina ?
Transfrom
once magma gets to the surface it is called ?
lava
what is the thickest layer of the earth ?
core
the longitudes divide earth into how mant times zones?
3 time zones
what is the deepest part of the ocean ?
abyssal plain
what are the 4 driving forces behind plate motion ?
Convetion, slab pull, ridge push, gravitatnol sliding
what is the hottest type of lava?
mafic
which layer creates the earths's mgnetic field ?
core
the value of the prime meridian is ?
0 degrees longitude
what percent of the earths surface is covered in water ?
50
more
a volcano that is no longer erupting but it islikely to erput again in the live future is called ?
dormant
what is the earths hottest layer ?
the inner core
coordinates are ?
two sets of degrees and cardinal directions
What do you call a steep incline of the ocean floor leading down from the edge of the continental shelf
continental slope
a common type of rock find in the continental crust is called ?
granite
what forms when magma hardens in the pipe of a volcano
volcanic neck
the crust and upper mantle creates what ?
lithosphere
on a globe the equator is ?
the horizontal center line
What do you call a mountain rising from the ocean seafloor that does not reach to the water's surface (sea level) and thus is not an island?
A seamount
what is subduction ?
when one lithosphere plate desends beneath and other.
an explosive eruption occurs if magma when ?
it happens when magma is cooler
what layer is composed of mostl ironn and nickel.
the inner core
____ lines on a globe run from east to west
longitude
The shoreline is where ____________ and __________ meet.
land and water