Earth's Layers
Plate Tectonics
Crustal Features
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Silver Screen Animals
100
Inner layer of Earth made of solid iron
Inner Core
100
Boundary at which plates slide past one another
Transform
100
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge was formed from this type of boundary
Divergent
100
Molten material beneath Earth's surface is called this
Magma
100
A large wave generated from an earthquake on the seafloor is called a ___________________.
Tsunami
100
In the movie Madagascar, King Julien XIII is one of these animals.
Lemur
200
Semi-rigid middle layer of Earth
Mantle
200
The process that occurs in Earth's mantle and causes plates to move on the surface is called ___________________.
Convection
200
Location where approximately 80% of volcanic and seismic activity takes place
Ring of Fire
200
A volcano with gentle slopes built up over time from many lava flows is called this
Shield Volcano
200
Seismic waves generate out from this point, the origin of the earthquake.
Focus
200
This typically carnivorous animal goes against the grain by starting a support group for vegetarians.
Bruce the shark
300
Layer composed of the crust and upper mantle that is broken into large pieces called plates
Lithosphere
300
The person who first proposed the theory of continental drift was called _________________.
Alfred Wegener
300
The Himalayan mountains were formed from this type of boundary interaction
Continent-Continent Convergent
300
Tephra that moves down the slope of a volcano can mix with melted snow and ice and cause these hazards
lahars
300
These waves are responsible for most of the damage caused by an earthquake
surface waves
300
In the movie Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, this animal gives birth to Jim Carrey.
Rhino
400
Inner layer of Earth made of molten metal
Outer Core
400
Subduction occurs at this type of plate boundary
Convergent
400
The Hawaiian Islands were formed from this
Hotspot
400
Molten material with a high ___________________ produces more explosive volcanic eruptions.
Viscosity
400
The earthquake is felt most strongly at this point on Earth's surface.
the epicenter
400
The documentary Blackfish follows the story of Tilikum, this type of animal.
Orca whale
500
Outer rocky layer of Earth that is thin and dense
Oceanic Crust
500
The process in which new crust is created at mid-ocean ridges is called ______________.
seafloor spreading
500
This feature was formed at a transform boundary between the Pacific and North American Plates.
San Andreas Fault
500
This volcano produced the most deadly volcanic eruption in US history
Mount St. Helens
500
Intense shaking from an earthquake can cause ground materials to turn from solid to liquid in a process called ____________________.
liquefaction
500
The Himalayan monal inspired this silver screen bird.
Kevin from Up
