Structure of the Earth
Another name for the crust
Lithosphere
What's the name of the supercontinent?
Pangea
What's another name for transform plate boundary?
Neutral
Mud, ash and water running down the sides of a volcano during an eruption
Lahars
Makes up 84% of the earth's total
Mantle
Consist of mostly iron and nickel
Inner core
The name of the ocean surrounding Pangaea
Panthalassa
When magma reaches the surface...
Lava
Low in silica and runny
Basic lava
A country that was created along the mid-Atlantic ridge
Iceland
Separates the mantle from the core
Gutenberg Discontinuity
The process that causes plates to move...
Convection current
Which plate boundary results in a subduction zone?
Convergent
Also known as stratovolcanoes
Composite
Slide pass each other
Controls the magnetic field of the earth
Outer core
Types of crust
Continental and Oceanic
East
A string of volcanic islands
Ring of fire
The TWO continents Pangaea split into...
Laurasia and Gondwanaland
How much percentage of the earth's crust makes up the total volume?
1%
Abbreviation for silicon and aluminum
sial
At which plate boundary are new crusts formed?
Divergent
Found in St. Vincent
La Soufriere
Separates the crust from the mantle_____
Mohorovicic Discontinuity