Plate Tectonics
Plate tectonics II
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Misc.
100
The HOTTEST layer of the Earth
What is inner core
100
smaller earthquakes that follow a main quake
What is aftershocks
100
An earthquake in the ocean
What is tsunami
100
A hole in Earth's crust through which magma and other materials reach surface
What is a VOLCANO!
100
Name one benefit of lava spreading
-gives soil nutrients or makes soil fertile for new growth!
200
This is broken into many plates
What is the lithosphere
200
these are formed when molten rocks form from the collision of 2 oceanic plates
What is island arcs
200
The point BENEATH Earth's surface where an earthquake begins
What is Hypocenter
200
the 3 basic shapes of volcano landforms are cinder cone, _______________, and ______________.
What is shield and composite
200
These form when the walls of a crater collapse or when the top of a shield volcano explode.
What is a caldera
300
Prevents the seafloor from becoming bigger during seafloor spreading.
What is subduction
300
this crust is made of granite while an oceanic crust is made of basalt.
What is continental
300
The location directly ABOVE the focus on Earth's surface
What is Epicenter
300
The difference between magma and lava?
magma is underneath the Earth's crust and lava is above Earth's crust
300
the FASTEST waves that move through Earth's interior, AND can travel through rock and liquid are
What is body wave
400
Earthquakes are likely to occur near
What is plate boundaries
400
What Wegener called the Earth's once single landmass
What is Pangea
400
The slowest moving waves that cause the most damage
What is surface waves
400
You can find the Ring of Fire on what plate
the Pacific Plate
400
List the layers of the Earth starting with the inner core
What is Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle and Crust.
500
This Theory hypothesized that continents were a single landmass that broke into large pieces that drifted.
What is the Theory of Continental Drift
500
2 reasons plates in the lithosphere move
What is density of the plate and landmass of the plate
500
Ways buildings can be designed to withstand earthquakes
Examples include: -Wide base of building -rubber in the steel to absorb waves -Strong,flexible steel
500
In the middle of a plate, above a hot area of magma in Earth's crust you can find a
What is a hot spot
500
Do all plates in the lithosphere move the same way?
What is NO!
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