Earth Layers
The outer most layer of the earth...
What is the difference between faults and folds
faults are when plates hit and break
folds are when plates press together and bend
What causes a volcanic mountain
what is a volcano
what is the study of volcanoes
What is volcanology
what is the study of earthquakes
what is seismology
What is the layer directly below the crust before the mantel
What is the moho layer
What are the 2 types of folds
what are
syncline and anticline
What is the study of the earth, including mountains
what is geology
This is the channel that gases, ash, and rocks are ejected through
what is the vent
This is where the earthquake begins below the surface
what is the hypocenter
What are the parts of the mantel?
What are the upper mantel, lower mantel, and the transition zone
What are the 3 types of faults
What are
normal, strike-slip, and thrust
What type of mountains are caused by faults
what are fault-block mountains
What is molten rock inside of the volcano
what is magma
What is the place directly above the hypo center
What is the epicenter
The 2 most abundant elements in the earth are
oxygen and silicon
What does a syncline fold look like?
What is a hill that is slopped down like a U
What 2 types of mountains occur together
what are volcanic mountains and domed mountains
This volcano ejects cinders and lava
what is composite
A seismograph measures...
The strength of an earthquake
What are all of the layers from outer most to inner most
What are
Crust, moho, upper mantel, transition zone, lower mantel, mantel- core boundary, outer core, inner core
What is created when there is a normal fault
What are the 4 types of mountains
What are
volcanic, domed, folded, and fault- block
What are the 3 types of volcanoes
What are
cinder- cone, composite, and shield
What are the 2 main scales to measure earthquakes and how do they work
What are Mercellia (feeling) and Ricter- Magnitude (mathematics)