Earth's interior layer an plate tectonics
How many interior Layers are there?
- Compositional
- Mechanical
Compositional (3)
Mechanical (5)
What is the term for a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with swirling winds?
Tornado
What is the natural process where gases in Earth's atmosphere trap heat from the sun, keeping the planet warm enough to sustain life?
The Greenhouse effect
What Layer is the largest
The Mantle
Which Earthquake Is known to be the strongest at a magnitude of 9.1?
2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan
Which human-produced greenhouse gas is released most abundantly through burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas?
Carbon Dioxide
What type of plate tectonic shift causes the strongest earthquakes?
Convergent Boundaries
What type of disaster has killed the most people?
-Tsunamis
-Volcanic Eruptions
-Earthquakes
-Floods
Floods
As global temperatures rise, sea levels rise due to melting glaciers and what specific physical property of warming liquid?
Thermal Expansion
The Outer core
What scale is used by meteorologists to classify hurricanes based on their sustained wind speed?
The Saffir Simpson Scale
What term describes a critical threshold where a minor climate change can cause a massive, irreversible shift in the Earth system?
A climate tipping point
What type of Plate shift is known to have created the largest Tsunami In the world (Lituya Bay Alaska)
Strike Slip Shift
Which major tectonic region bordering the Pacific Ocean experiences roughly 90% of the world's earthquakes and contains most active volcanoes?
The ring of fire
Scientists extract long cylinders of ice from Greenland and Antarctica to study past atmospheres. What are these called?
Ice Cores