EARTH
What is the hottest layer of the earth?
Core
Name the three main interactions in the plates of the earth. (Graham Cracker Experiment)
Convergent; Divergent; Transform
A giant ocean wave that can be a result of an earthquake
Tsunami
A ______________ forms where a crack in the earth's crust allows magma and gasses to come to the surface
Volcano
The bowl shape at the top of the main vent is called a _________________.
Crater
What is the outer layer of the earth called?
Crust
when plates move into each other
Name one type of fault (earthquakes)
Strike slip; reverse; normal
When magma rises to the surface and comes out of a volcano, it is called ______________.
Lava
Volcanoes are classified by their activity levels. Name the three types of volcanoes
Active; dormant; extinct
What is the second layer of the earth called?
Mantle
Explain what DIVERGENT boundaries are in plate tectonics
when tectonic plates move apart from each other
Strength of an earthquake's seismic waves
Magnitude
Ring of Fire
The movement of a mass of rock, earth or debris down a slope due to gravity
Landslide
There are two types of crusts on the earth's surface. One is the Continental Crust. What's the other?
Oceanic crust
where plates scrape past each other without moving apart
Scientist that studies the movement of the earth / earthquake waves
seismologist
Lava flows out of the earth through an opening in the surface called a ____________.
Vent
The beginning point of an earthquake is known as the ____________.
Focus
What are scientists called who studies the structure, composition, and history of Earth.
GEOLOGIST
Give the definition: the idea that the earth's crust is made up of moving plates
theory of Plate tectonics
Name of one of the scales that is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake
Richter scale
Many volcanoes produce clouds filled with bits of crushed rock called _________.
Volcanic Ash
Name the 6-steps of the scientific method
Observe; Question; Research; Form a Hypothesis; Experiment; Conclusion