TECTONIC PLATES
the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
What is a Transform Boundary?
This term is used for a volcano that hasn't erupted in historical times but still has the potential to do so in the future
What is a dormant volcano?
This fossil fuel is formed from the remains of plants that lived millions of years ago
What is coal?
This sphere includes all living organisms on Earth, yes, even trees!
What is the biosphere?
This type of energy transformation occurs when you clap your hands together
What is kinetic to sound energy?
The tectonic plate boundary which is responsible for the formation of mountain ranges
What is Convergent Boundary
This type of volcano has a broad, gently sloping cone and is characterized by basaltic lava flows
What is a shield volcano?
This is the world's most abundant renewable energy source
What is Solar energy?
This sphere is responsible for the creation of the atmosphere
What is the hydrosphere?
This type of energy transformation occurs in a solar panel
What is light to electric energy?
The Pacific Ring of Fire is known for its high concentration of this geological activity
What is volcanoes and earthquakes?
This volcano most famously erupted in 1991 in the Philippines
What is Mount Pinatubo?
This mineral is the primary source of aluminum
What is Bauxite?
This is the lowest layer of earth's atmosphere
What is the Troposphere?
In a hydroelectric power plant, this type of energy is converted into electrical energy
What is kinetic energy?
This force that helps move the tectonic plates gets a bad name, its not a drag at all!
What is convection drag?
This Volcano is located in Italy and infamously covered the city of Pompeii in a thick layer of volcanic ash
What is Mount Vesuvius?
Bruce Banner might be interested in this radioactive resource commonly mined in Australia
What is Uranium?
This sphere is responsible for the creation of the hydrosphere
What is the geosphere?
In a combustion engine, this type of energy transformation takes place
What is chemical energy to kinetic energy?
This plate converges on the south american plate and subducts under helping form the Andes mountains
What is the Nazca plate?
The term for a volcanic mudflow that occurs when volcanic ash becomes saturated with water and rapidly flows downhill
What is a lahar?
This ore has been found in extremely high amounts in the African country of Mali, but you might also get lucky in certain rivers around the world
What is gold?
This is the term for the layer of the Earth's atmosphere where most commercial airliners fly
What is the stratosphere?
In a photosynthetic process, this type of energy transformation takes place
What is solar to chemical energy?