Thousands of years ago all of the continents were together this landmass was called what?
What is Pangaea?
What happens immediately before a large wave hits the coast?
What is the water goes out to sea and the seafloor is exposed?
What are the two sections of the layers of the earth that plates are made of?
What is lithosphere and asthenosphere?
How fast can a tsunami travel across open ocean?
What is 500 miles per hour?
This person proposed continental drift theory
Who is Alfred Wegener?
This is the name for when one type of crust goes under the other, melts, creates pressure and a volcano is formed above it?
What is subduction?
When does the disappearance of crust occur?
What is two plates moving together at a convergent boundary?
What should you do if you are indoors during an earthquake?
What is move away from windows and objects that could fall on you and seek shelter in a doorway or under a sturdy table table or desk?
What is the name of the volcano currently erupting?
Kilauea
Where do tsunamis mostly occur?
What is areas around the Pacific Ocean?
Name the three seismic waves in order as they come.
What is primary waves, secondary waves, and surface waves?
What are two fossils that were found that helped us decide that the continents were once one landmass?
What is Mesosaurus fossils and Glossopteris fossils?
What is climate data, landforms matching up (like mountain chains etc), fossil evidence, fit of the continents?