Volcanos
In What State can you find the largest active volcano?
Hawai'i
What scientific discovery occurred in the 1960's that turned the idea of plate tectonics into theory? How were we better able to confirm that plates existed?
We were able to map the ocean floor and observe ocean floor spreading
The tallest mountain is on earth as measured from it's base is Mount Everest.
False, it is actually the Volcano Mauna Kea.
What word is used to describe the intensity of earthquakes?
Magnitude
when all of the landmasses were stuck together, what did we call that super continent.
Pangea
What famous volcano erupted in the 1800's and was responsible for a global shift in weather patterns?
Krakatoa
What evidence was found to support continental drift theory?
fossils of the same type thousands of miles apart.
There are three places on Earth that are not connected to a plate boundary where the crust is thin enough that magma is able to come to the surface.
False, there are two
Along what lines do earhtquakes occur
Faults
What tools do scientists use to precisely and accurately measure the distance plates travel.
Satellites
What often comes right before volcanic eruptions and is usually a sign that a volcano might become active?
Earthquakes, they are usually small but occur right before the explosion.
At Subduction zones which plate subducts?
The older plate usually subducts.
Tsunami's only occur in the Pacific Ocean
False the occur in every ocean and can even occur in an inland Sea.
What are the waves that move through the earth called?
Seismic Waves
What is a hypothesis?
An educated guess that must be tested to prove correct.
Someone who studies volcanos is called a?
Vulcanologist
When two continental plates collide they form what land structures?
Mountain Ranges
The process by which new crust is created is called ocean floor spreading
True!
Along what types of plate boundaries are faults most likely to occur.
transverse boundaries
What do scientists referrer to the band of volcanos that encircles the Pacific Ocean.
The Pacific Ring of FIRE!
Lava that flows out of several long cracks in the Earths surface forms what structures?
Lava Plateau
What process causes tectonic plates to move?
Convection
There are four different types of faults.
False there are three. Strike Slip, Reverse, and normal.
What waves caused by Earthquakes travel the fastest ?
P-Waves
What is the difference between a theory and a law?
A law is a prediction of what will happen, a theory is an educated guess based on gathered data.