Volcanoes
ash, lava, debris, lahar
True or False: We feel every earthquake that happens.
False
Name two types of plate boundaries.
transform convergent or divergent
What is pangea?
a giant supercontinent that used to exist
What are the three rock types?
igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
Which is what you see above the Earth's surface: lava or magma?
lava
Name two natural disasters that can be triggered by earthquakes.
landslides, sinkholes, tsunamis, soil liquefaction
What type of plate boundary can create mountains?
convergent
Do the plates of our Earth move horizontally or vertically?
horizontally
What two factors create metamorphic rock?
heat and pressure
True or False: Lava constantly leaks out of some volcanoes.
true
What are the names of the two body waves?
P and S waves
What type of plate boundary involves two plates sliding against each other?
transform boundary
What is one piece of evidence we have of plates moving over time?
fossils, plant evidence
What rock type is created by magma/lava cooling?
igneous
What is the molten rock that's beneath the Earth's surface?
magma
What are the names of 2 surface waves?
R and L waves
What type of plate boundary creates volcanoes?
divergent boundaries
What is the theory that describes how plates underneath the Earth's surface move?
Continental Drift
What does stratification mean?
layering of rocks
What is the circle shaped series of plate boundaries near the Pacific ocean called?
Ring of Fire
What type of earthquake fault is when two plate boundaries are sliding against one another?
strike-slip/transform boundary
One type of plate is called oceanic plate, what is the other type called? hint: it's the plates that make up LAND
continental
Who invented the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Both involve the breakdown of rock, but erosion includes the MOVEMENT of rock.