I Lava Waves
This is a cone-shaped volcano
What is a composite volcano?
About 80% of earthquakes occur here
What is the pacific ocean ring?
The name of the long range of mountains along the Atlantic Ocean
What is Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
This was the earth's state 4.5 billion years ago
What is a molten ball?
Name the 7 Continents
What is North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Antarctica and Australia?
Name the three types of volcanoes
What are composite, shield and rift volcanoes?
___________ is the study of these waves
What is seismology?
These rocks are found closest to the ridge
What are the younger rocks?
The 12 major tectonic plates are divided into two categories:
What is continental/oceanic plates?
The name of the once known super continent
What is Pangaea?
_______ is a series of water waves in a body of water
What is a tsunami?
This is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus.
What is the epicentre?
This is the region where two tectonic plates are in contact.
What is the crust, outer/inner core, and upper/inner mantle?
This is the scientist who developed the continental drift theory
Who is Alfred Wagner?
These are the largest volcanoes on Earth
What are shield volcanoes?
This is the location inside Earth where an earthquake starts.
What is the focus?
What is divergent plates?
This is the reason behind plate tectonics?
What is convection currents?
Name the mountain closest to BC with the latest volcanic eruption in the 1980's
What is Mount St. Helens?
These volcanoes are not usually very explosive or violent but can release enormous amounts of lava
What is a rift volcano?
List the three types of earthquake waves
What are the primary, secondary, and surface waves?
What is transform plate boundaries
This layer of the earth is composed of iron and nickel
What is the outer core?
Main evidence that continental drift theory was evident
What is jigsaw puzzle fit?