Drifts and Plates
The crust of the Earth is broken into large pieces that move slowly on the mantle of the Earth. These pieces are called __________
tectonic plates
Convergent boundaries __________.
come together
Transform boundaries cause ___________.
earthquakes
Earthquakes can be very ________.
destructive
True or False
Trenches can be found under the ocean.
True
Continental Drift is the process of the continents _______ around the surface of the Earth.
slowly moving
Divergent boundaries _______ from each other.
move apart from
A huge wave that is cause by an earthquake is called a ________.
tsunami
An earthquake can push one side up causing a fault ______.
scarp
A break in the Earth's crust which exposes the magma is called a ________.
volcano
Tectonic plates can move _______ from each other, _______ each other, and _______ each other.
away, against, past
Transform boundaries _________ each other.
slide past
The outermost layer of the Earth is called the _______.
crust
Devices called ___________ can detect vibrations during an earthquake.
seismographs
The opening of a volcano is known as a _________.
crater
When tectonic plates slide past each other, huge rocks that form at their edges shift with great force. This creates a crack in the earth's crust called a _______.
fault
Convergent boundaries form __________.
mountains
The core of the Earth is solid _______.
iron
In 1935, Charles Richter developed the _________ to measure the magnitude of earthquakes using seismographs.
Richter Scale
Underwater volcanoes can create ________ in the middle of the ocean.
islands
The tectonic plates are floating on Earth's ______.
crust
Divergent boundaries form __________.
volcanoes
When magma breaks the crust, it is called ______.
lava
Earthquakes can also be constructive forces. A ______ in the Earth's crust can be the location of a new landform.
fault line
Once all the pressure is _________, a volcano stops erutping.