Earth Layers
The thinnest layer of the earth
Most earthquakes occur along
Plate boundaries OR the Ring of Fire
This type of rock forms from molten magma
Igneous
Type of weathering that causes a new substance to form
Chemical
Type of front that is associated with Thunderstorms and severe weather
Cold
The most dense layer of the Earth
The inner core
The number of siesmic recoding stations needed to determine an earthquakes epicenter
3
This type of igneous rock can produce large crystals
Instrusive (inside the earth)
Location on a stream that has the most erosion
An airmass with an identifier of cP would bring this type of air
dry and cold
This layer makes up the tectonic plates
Lithosphere
The scale used to quantitatively measure an earthquake
Ricther Scale
This type of igneous rock can be fine grained, vesicular, or glassy.
Extrusive
Sediment type that has the potential to travel the furthest
clay
An airmass with an identifier of mT would bring this type of air
moist and warm
The plates move on top of this layer
asthenosphere
This deep feature forms at convergent boundaries
Trench
Type of volcano that forms from oceanic crust
Shield
Type of structure built perpendicular to the shoreline for the purpose of building up a beach
groin
The major human cause of climate change
Burning fossil fuels
Plate movement is driven by
convection
This feature is formed when two continental crusts collide
Fault Block Mountain
The type of volcano that forms when an oceanic and continental plate converge
Strato or Composite
Material that has the most erosive force on the Earths surface
Water
An increase in these gases is leading to a rise in global temperatures
Greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, N2O, H2O)