These are naturally formed features on the face of the earth.
What are landforms
100
This theory suggests that the plates were once joined together and then split apart millions of years ago. These plates continue to move and drift.
What is Continental Drift.
100
This is a sometimes violent movement of the earths surface.
What is an Earthquake.
100
These are formed when magma, gases and water collect in underground chambers and eventually erupt pouring out of the cracks in the earths surface.
What are volcanoes.
100
These are the three components of the Earth.
What are the Core, the Mantle and the Crust.
200
This is the difference in elevation between a landforms highest and lowest points.
What is relief
200
This term refers to the rules and procedures in the search for knowledge.
What is the scientific method.
200
This scale is used to measure the intensity, power or strength of an Earthquake.
What is the Richter Scale.
200
These giant ocean waves are caused by underwater volcanic eruptions or Earthquakes.
What are Tsunamis.
200
This type of boundary is formed when plates spread apart horizontally.
What is a divergent boundary.
300
These features are the 4 major landforms.
What are mountains, hills, plains and Plateaus.
300
This man came up with the theory of a supercontinent that he called Pangea.
Who was Alfred Wegener.
300
This term refers to the location INSIDE the earth the Earth where an Earthquake begins.
What is the focus.
300
This is a zone of Volcanic activity around the rim of the pacific ocean where the majority of the worlds active volcanoes are located.
What is the Ring of Fire.
300
This type of boundary occurs when plates collide together.
What is a convergent boundary.
400
This is a process of heating, rising, cooling and sinking.
What is Convection.
400
This term refers to ideas that need to be tested in order to be proven true.
What is a hypothesis.
400
This is a special device designed to measure the size of waves produced by an Earthquake.
What is a seismograph.
400
These are formed when ground water circulates near magma chambers and then erupts with jets of steam and water, old faithful in Yellowstone is one of them.
What are geysers.
400
This type of boundary occurs when plates slip and slide past each other creating a shearing motion.
What is a transform boundary.
500
This type of map is used to show representations of features on the surface of the Earth.
What is a topographical map.
500
This is the name of the plate that we live on.
What is the North American Plate.
500
This Earthquake that occurred in 1960, measured 9.5 and is the largest Earthquake on record since 1900.
What was the Great Chilean Earthquake.
500
This is the number of plates that come together in the zone of the ring of fire.
What is 8.
500
Tell me what the "MR. HELP" stands for. Five themes of Geography. (This one does not need to be answered in the form of a question).