Tectonic Plates
Boundaries where plates move TOWARDS each other are.....
Convergent boundaries
What is the theory called that explains why continents slowly drifted away from one another?
Continental drift
What is the sudden shaking of the ground caused by the rapid release of energy at a fault.
What boundaries do earthquakes occur at?
All 3: Convergent, Divergent, and Transform
A duck is swimming in a lake and notices that the surface of the lake in the sunlight is warmer than the surface of the water in the shade. What heat transfer explains this?
Radiation
Boundaries where plates move AWAY from each other are.....
Divergent boundaries
What are the preserved remains or traces of ancient life
Fossils
The sea floor spreading is an example of what plate boundary?
Divergent boundary
When two oceanic plates diverge it creates a....
Ocean basin
What is Ms. O's cats name?
Pickles!!
Boundaries where plates SLIDE pass one another are.....
Transform boundaries
The Law of Superposition states that....
In an undisturbed sequence of layered rock, the oldest will be at the bottom and the top is the youngest layer.
Subduction zones can create.....
(100 points for each given-up to 3)
Volcanoes, mountains, &/or trenches
When two continental plates converge it creates a....
Mountain
What is Newton's 1st Law (Name)?
BONUS: What does the Law state?
Name: Inertia
States: a object will stay in motion unless acted upon by an unbalance force (vice versa for at rest).
What is the driving force to make tectonic plates move?
The convection currents in Earth's mantle
What is the name of a/the supercontinent?
Pangaea
Earthquakes can cause....
(100 points for each named- up to 4).
Tsunamis, landslides, fires, &/or lakes
Volcanoes are formed by...
divergent plates when magma fills the divide between the separating plates.
What is an Element? (200points)
Give me an example of an element. (200 points)
EX: O, H, Mg, N, NA, Cl
What are the two crust that make up tectonic plates?
Oceanic and continental
According to the Law of Superposition layer the following from top to bottom:
Shale is younger than Limestone
Sandstone is older than Limestone
Shale
Limestone
Sandstone
If two oceanic plates converge, and one plate subducts beneath another; which one subducts? (less dense or more dense)
The MORE dense one will subduct
Where do earthquakes most commonly take place at?
What is the scale used to measure the magnitude (strength) of an earthquake?
The Richter Scale