Layers of the Earth
Plate Tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Random
100
List the layers of the Earth in order from outermost to innermost
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
100
What kind of plate boundary is this?
Convergent boundary
100
Name 2 causes of Earthquakes
Plate movement, volcanoes, landslides, mining, fracking
100
A large flat volcano that forms when layers of lava build up over time is known as what type?
Sheild Volcano
100
When is it ok to use a cellphone in Ms. Shoup's totally awesome class?
After notes and classwork are completed
200
Which layer is completely solid?
The inner core
200
What plate boundary is this? Do not write constructive.
Divergent plate boundary
200
What kind of fault is this? Hint: They are pulling apart
Normal Fault
200
What is the name of the volcanoes that surround the Pacific Ocean?
The Ring of Fire
200
Is it ok to have headphones on during notes?
No
300
Which layer is made up of a fluid plastic-like consistency?
The mantle
300
What kind of plate boundary is this?
Transform plate boundary
300
What kind of fault is this? Hint: they are pushing together
Reverse fault
300
There are 3 factors that effect how violent a volcanic eruption is, name 1
Trapped gasses, water vapor, the type of magma
300
What metal makes up most of the inner core?
Nickle
400
What is the layer is this: the rigid most outermost shell of the Earth that is composed up mostly of the crust? Hint: I am not looking for the crust
Lithosphere
400
When a more dense oceanic plate meets a less dense continental plate, the oceanic plate will sink under the continental plate. This zone is known as what?
The subduction zone
400
The San Andres Fault in California is an example of what type of fault
Strick-slip fault
400
What type of volcano is this? It is the most common type and only has a single vent
Cinder Cone Volcano
400
What scale measures in roman numerals from 1 to 12 (I - XII) and measures the amount of destruction that an earthquake causes?
Mercalli Scale
500
Which layer makes up most of the upper mantle? Hint: do not say mantle.
Asthenosphere
500
What is causing the plates to move?
Convection currents in the mantle
500
What scale measures the amount of energy released by an earthquake from 1 to 10. I will double your points if you can tell me where the largest earthquake recorded happened.
The Richter Scale.
Chile 1960. It was a 9.5
500
What is the large hole that forms when the volcanic chamber collapses?
Caldera
500
Hawaii is not on a plate boundary, in fact it is almost in the middle of a plate, yet it is formed from new volcanic activity. How? what is this called? I am looking to the name and what it is!
Hawaii is on a Hot Spot. A hot spot is a particularly hot part of the mantle. It is hot enough to burn straight through the crust and release magma and cause volcanic activity.