Earth Composition
What are the 4 layers of the earth
Crust, Mantle, outer core, inner core
Which plate is most likely to be subducted
Oceanic
What is an earthquake
Slippage of the earth
What is the difference between lava and magma
Magma is under the earths crust and lava is above
In what city would you find the most famous street named "Carnaby Street"?
London
What is the lithosphere
The crust and the top most part of the mantle
What is a subduction zone
and are where one plate is pulled under another
What is a p wave and what materials can they go through
Compression waves. All materials
Any activity that brings magma to the earths surface
What is the first event in a Decathlon?
100 meters
Which is the denser of the two types of crust
Oceanic crust
What are the three types of plate boundaries
Convergent divergent and tranform
What are Raleigh waves
A rolling surface wave
What is a hot spot
An area of volcanic activity away from a plate
In what decade were the books of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy first published?
The 1950s
What where the 4 proofs for continental drift
Fit, rock type, fossils, and climate
What is magnitude
A measurement of how the plates move
How does viscosity effect volcanic explosions
More viscosity traps more gas causing more violent explosions
Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was alive?
The hanging gardens of babylon
Why is the inner core solid, but not the outer core
Increased pressure
What causes a convection current
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How are waves used by scientist to discover the composition of the earth
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Lockjaw is another name for what disease
Tetanus