Structure of Earth/Plate Boundaries
What is the name of the most outer layer?
Crust
Name a state of volcano.
Active; Dormant; Extinct
How often to Earthquakes occur?
Every 2 mins
what was the magnitude of the Haiti Earthquake?
7 on the Richter scale
Which layer is the only liquid layer?
Outer Core
Where are volcanoes found?
Along plate boundaries.
How to we measure the strength of an Earthquake?
The Richter Scale
what was the date of the Haiti Earthquake
January 12th 2010
What is the name of the plate boundary in which two plates are crashing into one another?
Destructive Plate Boundary
Identify 1 danger of volcanoes when erupting.
Pyroclastic flow; Lahar; Lava; Ash
What makes them so dangerous?
No warning; hard to predict; happen so often.
How old is Earth
4.6 Billion years old
Give an example of a country which sits on a Constructive plate boundary.
Iceland
Give 3 signs a volcano might show before it erupts.
Magmatic quakes; CO2 killing wildlife/trees; animals spooked; sulphur in water supply; acidic soil/water.
Identify 2 problems people in Haiti face...
Extreme Poverty; Gang violence; mugging/rapes; homelessness; unemployment; housing unstable; natural disasters.
Earth is classed as the goldilocks planet - what does this mean?
Not too hot or too cold so can support life.
What is the name given to the process within the mantle which causes our plates to move?
Convection Currents
What is the name given to the type of volcano which is most explosive?
Stratovolcano
Identify 2 impacts of the Haiti earthquake 2010
No government help; no aid for 5 days; no doctors; amputations.
What percentage of the Earth's volume is taken up by the mantle layer?
84%