Plate Techtonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
mountain building
Earths layers
100
continents were joined in a single landmass
what is pangaea
100
a break in Earths crust along which blocks of rock move
what is a fault
100
melted rock
what is magma
100
folded, volcanic and fault block
what are the types of mountains
100
crust, mantle, and core
what are the compositional layers
200
The magnetic patterns of seafloor rocks
what is seafloor spreading
200
directly above focus
what is the epicenter
200
the opening of a volcano
what is a vent
200
tension, compression, and shear
what are the types of stress in each fault type
200
the movement of matter
what is convection
300
Convergent, divergent, and transform
what are the plate boundaries
300
a place among a fault at which first movement occurs
what is the focus
300
there was no eruptions from a volcano in a long time
what is dormant
300
rock layers bend under stress
what is folding
300
below mantle and center of the earth
what is the location of the core
400
Alfred Wegener created this theory...
what is the idea that suggests continents move
400
rocks change and become deformed
what is deformation
400
this is a location where columns of hot mantle rock rises through the asthenosphere
what is a hot spot
400
blocks of rock on either side of a rock
what is fault block
400
the strong layer of earth
what is the mesosphere
500
the lithosphere is divided into pieces
what are tectonic plates
500
return of rocks to its original form
what is elastic rebound
500
this determines how much force the eruption has
what is viscosity
500
the sinking of ground and downward movement
what is syncline
500
1,228 to 3,500km above the center of earth
where is the outer core
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