Fire
Proper name for volcanic ash
tephra
what type of plate boundary forms mountains and Volcanoes
convergent
The type of glacier that creates landforms
valley glacier
name for the measurement of force of an earthquake
magnitude
What is our next unit?
meteorology
The four main types of volcanoes
Shield, Caldera, Stratovolcano, Cinder Cone
both glaciers and lahars require what to form?
snow and ice!
A glacial valley that goes into the ocean and then floods is called a what?
Fjord
what type of plate boundary causes earthquakes
strike-slip
what is Mr. Hopper's favorite type of food?
The three types of lava and their viscosity relative to each other
basaltic - low
andesitic - med
rhyolitic - high
Which type of volcano deforms the Land the most?
caldera
other than Antarctica, name one other location of a continental glacier
greenland!
Mercalli Scale
What is Mr. Hopper's favorite building in New York?
Chrysler Building
pahoehoe
Which factor affects both the danger of an eruption AND the distance a glacier can travel?
elevation
If a glacier is in a flat area, which landform does it create?
outwash plain
The proper term for suspension between a building and its foundation to reduce vibrations
isolated base
RIDDLE TIME!!!
"I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?"
an echo
Which feature of a volcanic eruption is the most deadly in the short term?
pyroclastic flow
what is one place a volcano can form but a glacier cannot?
underwater
which three glacial landforms are caused by pockets of land of differing density?
drumlin, esker, tarn
shear wall
Has it ever snowed where Mr. Hopper was on his birthday?
Yes! only once