Eathquakes
This causes earthquakes
sudden movement along faults within the Earth.
When plate collide
a flat model of all or part of Earth’s surface as seen from above
What is a map
what is another way of saying Mudflow
What is Lahar
He came up with the theory about Pagea
Who is Alfred Wegener
the zone of earthquakes surrounding the Pacific Ocean-
what is the the ring of fire
the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
What is the epicenter
– a sphere that represents Earth’s entire surface.
What is a globe
what is the hottest lava made up of?
What is Basalt
He wrote the theory proposing plate techtonics
Who is J. Tuzo Wilson
Where most volocanos exhist in north america
West coast, pacific ocean such as alaska and hawaii
a hard outer layer of the earth
what is the crust
relates distance on a map to a distance on Earth’s surface
What is a scale
What is the name of the Volcano that erupted in Washington state in 1980
What is mount saint Hellens
•place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions (frequent Earthquakes)
what is a transfrom boundry
where do is longest cntinuest errupting valcano?
hawaii
Most earthquakes happen along a break in Earth's crust called this
What is a fault
used by mapmakers and can be shapes or pictures to stand for features on Earth’s surface; can stand for a physical feature or a man-made feature
what are symbols
Mauna Loa is this type of volcano. (Explosive or effusive)
what is effusive
occurs when a deep valley is formed along a divergent boundary that develops on land
rift valley
this volcanic errucption is a famous in ancient time and covered people with lava cementing them in time
What is Pompeii
The energy travels in back and forth vibrations called is called this
what is seismic
an imaginary line between the North and South Poles dividing the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres
What is the equator
What type of volcano causes more dammage and fatalities? (effusive or explosive)
What is explosive
Place where two plates come together, or converge, causing a collision
Convergent Boundry
the name of lava before it escapes the earth
What is magma