PT Theory
the name of the large land mass (super continent) that was all together
when a plate moves it can cause
place where there is volcanoes in the US (not Hawaii)
Washington, Oregon, west coast
Substance outside of the volcano
What is lava?
tsunami cause
drives plate motion
What is convection currents?
boundary where plates that slide past each other
transform boundary
What is the mid-Atlantic ridge?
Substance inside the volcano?
What is lava?
two types of crust
the theory that the plates moved apart from each other and they are still moving today
What is continental drift?
boundary where plates move apart from each other
What is a divergent boundary?
Place where two continental plates collide
forms when a volcano collapses on itself
What is calera volcano?
Deepest trench in the world
What is the Mariana trench?
Person who created the theory of plate tectonics
Who is Alfred Wegner?
A boundary where the oceanic crust goes under the continental crust
What is a Convergent Boundary?
State that was formed by a hot spot
What is Hawaii?
shape of a normal volcano
What is composite volcano?
the "ring of fire" is where the ____________ plate is moving against many other plates
What is pacific plate?
a result of plate movement
What is subduction?
place where plates slide past eachother
Product of a volcano that erupts (not lava)
Ash, volcanic gases
yes