Earthquakes
What are earthquakes?
Earthquakes are rupturing processes in the Earth's crust that lead to vibrations on the surface layer of the planet.
Is climate change caused by human activity?
Yes
What best describes the current trend of transnationalism?
Transnationalism continues to progress, but it is difficult to determine how long it will continue to grow.
Where in the world are three quarters of the world´s active volcanoes found?
Underwater
What is formed when two continental plates pull apart
A Rift Valley
What causes earthquakes?
Earthquakes are caused by a sudden displacement along a fracture face in the Earth's crust and by the resulting release of accumulated elastic energy
True or False: The overwhelming majority of scientists agree that climate change is real and caused by humans.
True
Advances in what have rapidly expanded the speed with which merchandise, money, people, information and ideas move over long distances?
Technology
What is magma?
Magma is hot, liquid rock found deep below Earth's surface.
What causes the tectonic plates to move?
Convection in the mantle
Is is possible to predict earthquakes?
no, the precise date, place and magnitude of an earthquake can't be predicted.
Give an example of a greenhouse gas
CO2, Water vapor, CH4 etc.
What could globalization not exist without?
A common religion
What is a dormant volcano?
A volcano is considered dormant, or sleeping, if it has not erupted in recorded history.
What is the place where two plates move apart called?
Divergent boundary
What equipment is used to record and measure earthquakes?
Earthquakes are usually measured by seismometers.
What percentage of the global greenhouse gas emissions does the transportation sector emit?
14%
Is it true that NGOs have little effect on governmental policies?
No
Which type of volcano has a very broad shape with gentle slopes?
A shield
What is the place where an unusually hot part of the mantle rises through the crust causing volcanic activity called?
It is called the "Hot spot"
What does epicentre mean?
The epicentre is the place in the Earth's crust where the fracture begins to spread across the fracture face.
What is the Greenhouse Effect?
When the gasses in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet
What did the 1st globalization involve?
The globalization of:
1- Money
2-Companies
3-Countries
Countries
Which volcano buried the ancient town of Pompeii in Italy?
Mt vesuvius
What is Subduction?
Subduction is when one plate slides under another