plate tectonics
layers of the earth
faults/stresses
volcanos
earthquakes
100
the name of the super continent that made all the continents we have today
What is pangaea
100
the largest layer of the earth is
What is the mantle
100
a normal fault is caused by what kind of stress
What is tension
100
the type of lava that makes an explosive eruption
What is felsic lava
100
the name of the spot where the earthquake begins underground
What is the focus
200
the type of boundary that comes together
What is convergent
200
the thinnest layer is
What is the crust
200
on a fault which side is the hanging wall
What is the crust above the fault line
200
the largest type of volcano area wise
What is a shield volcano
200
the name of the scale that measures the damage from an earthquake
What is the richter scale
300
the type of boundary that creates a rift valley
What is divergent
300
the layer that is solid iron and nickel
What is the core
300
a reverse fault is caused by what kind of stress
What is compression
300
the type of lava that makes a quiet eruption
What is mafic lava
300
the first type of waves that come in an earthquake they are the fastest waves
What is p waves
400
the type of landform found at a convergent boundary of oceanic-oceanic
What is volcanic mountain chains
400
the only true liquid layer is
What is the outer core
400
shearing causes what type of fault
What is a strike-slip fault
400
the type of lava that comes from a cinder cone volcano
What is felsic lava
400
the type of wave made up of both p and s waves these waves create the earthquake
What is l waves
500
the person who came up with the theory that the continents we have today used to be a super continent
What is alfred wegner
500
the layer at the top of the mantle is called
What is the lithosphere
500
the three types of stresses are
What is compression, tension, shearing
500
the type of volcanos that have the steepest slopes are
What is a cinder cone volcano
500
how are earthquakes caused
What is crust that slips when it builds up at a fault
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