Expectations
What 4 words are Miss Mia's most important expectations?
Kind, curious, safe, respectful
When two plates are moving away from each other, what type of boundary is it?
divergent
Give an example of a natural hazard
answers will vary
flood, fire, earthquake, tsunami, severe storms, tornados
solid
What phenomena is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates?
convection cells
What four things should always be in and STAY in your caddie?
Rulers, pencils, glue sticks, and scissors
What type or types of plate boundaries can cause earthquakes?
Transform and convergent
What is continental drift?
BONUS: who first introduced the idea of continental drift?
The movement of Earth's continents
Alfred Wegner
Is oceanic crust or continental crust denser and why?
Oceanic, the ocean has compressed it to be much denser
Where did Miss Mia used to live?
Montana
When is it okay to talk over Miss Mia while she is teaching?
NEVER
what type of plate interaction creates mountains?
convergent boundaries
What is subduction?
answers will vary
Subduction zones are convergent boundaries where at least one of the tectonic plates is an oceanic crust. The oceanic plate dives below the other plate
What are the three main parts of the interior of the earth?
inner core, outer core, and mantle
What type of rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of molten material (magma)?
igneous rocks
If you have something to say, ask, or comment, what do you need to do?
Raise a hand
What type of plate interaction creates an oceanic ridge and what are the two plates (CC/OC)?
divergent boundary with two OC plates
a small earthquake that echoes or follows a larger one
aftershock
What causes some parts of the interior to be solid and others to be liquid?
pressure and heat
What is Miss Mia's favorite drink?
Diet Coke
If someone is doing something they shouldn't, what can you do?
ignore, let Miss Mia know, tell them to stop, keep focusing on yourself
What two types of plate combinations (CC and OC) can create trenches?
OC+OC and CC+OC
What is the Ring of Fire
The Ring of Fire is a long, horseshoe-shaped path around the Pacific Ocean where there are lots of volcanoes and earthquakes
(answers can vary)
The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
The cooling and heating of magma within the interior or the earth (mantle) create currents
What four spheres can the Earth be divided into?
Hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and lithosphere