Plate Tectonics Basic
Convection
what comes out a volcanoe when it erupts
lava
what causes earth quakes
tectonic plates shift
landslides
What boundry pushes together
convergent
What geographic feature forms at continental convergent boundries
what does magma become when It hardens
igneous rocks
what are the two names for the two different names of seismic waves
s waves and p waves
Volcanoes
what boundry goes apart
divergent
what geographical feature forms at divergent boundries
volcanoes. mid ocean ridges. rift valleys.
how many eruptions happen at any given time around the world
40-50
what measures the intensity of an earth quake
seismograph
What geohazard has a giant wave
Tsunamis
what boundry slides past each other
transform
who first came up with theory of tectonic plates
Alfred Wagner.
where are the most volcanoes and earthqukes located
the ring of fire
strongest earth quake ever recorded
9.5 magnitude
How does one of the main character from the good doctor die
earthquake
what boundry causes a strike slip
transform
What is the name of the supercontinent
pangea
what is the longest eruption in history, name or duration
yasur, 750 years
transform/strike slip
what geohazard happened in western north Carolina
landslides.
what boundry formed the Appalachian mountains
convergent