Vocabulary
Melted rock under the Earth's surface is called..?
Magma
What are the three chemical layers of the Earth?
Crust, Mantle, Core
Which Volcano violently shoots out pyroclastic material?
Composite Volcanoes
Plate Boundaries
How many types of Volcanoes are there?
What is an opening in a Volcano called?
Vent
What are the five physical layers of the Earth?
Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer Core, Inner Core
Which Volcano is made out of Ashes and Cinder?
Cinder Cone Volcano
The point of motion where the earthquake occurs is called the...?
How much dollars in damage does an earthquake do?
Billions of Dollars
The point above the focus where all seismic waves flow in all directions is called...?
Epicenter
Which layer is broken into pieces called tectonic plates?
Lithosphere
Due to low viscosity of lava, which type of Volcano is this?
Shield Volcano
What are the three types of Boundaries that cause Earthquakes?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
245 Million years ago
The return of rock to its original shape after deformation is called..?
Elastic Rebound
Which boundary often creates magma during its movement?
Hint: There are two answers
Convergent and Divergent
What are the two factors that determines a Volcanoes Features?
Viscosity of Lava
Pyroclastic Materials
When boundaries move, this movement causes a lot of...?
Stress
How many earthquakes are happen each year around the world?
500,000 Earthquakes
A break in the Earth's Crust is called...?
Fault
What type of stress does divergent boundaries have?
What type of stress does convergent boundaries have?
What type of stress does transform boundaries have?
Divergent = Tension
Convergent = Compression
Transform = Shear Stress
A depression or opening in a volcano cause by an eruption is called..?
Caldera
What type of stress does Convergent, Divergent, Transform Boundaries undergo?
Compression = Convergent
Tension = Divergent
Shear Stress = Transform
What year was the largest earthquake detected in Chile?
1960