Tectonic plates
What is a tectonic plate?
Areas made out of crust and mantle that are slowly moving and causing mountains, earthquakes and vulcano eruptions.
What is a volcano?
Volcano is a term for any place on the earth, where hot molten rock or magma is erupted or has been in the past.
What is a climate change?
Climate change involves significant changes, over several decades or longer, in temperature, precipitation and other aspects of climate.
What is globalization?
Globalization is the way of doing things so they will become global. It is about economics or trade, technology, politics, and culture.
What is an earthquake?
An earthquake is the movement of the Earth’s crust caused by pieces of the crust.
What is the mantle mostly made out of?
Solid rock
What is the most active volcano?
Kilauea on Hawaii
What are the benefits of climate change?
Many of the actions that we can take to address climate change will have immediate benefits, such as cleaner air.
What is an political globalization?
Political globalization is how institutions and countries can influence the whole world.
What is an aftershock?
Aftershocks are generally caused by the Earth’s crust in response to a larger earthquake.
How is called the crust and upper mantle?
The lithosperic
Is worldwide volcanic activity increasing recently?
No it has not.
What are the evidence of climate change?
Evidence confirming that our climate is changing: scientists have documented long-term changes around the world in temperature, precipitation, sea level, and the amount of heat stored in the ocean.
What are the pros of globalization?
Globalization helps out poorer nations by bringing them business.
Where do the most earthquakes occur?
In places when the Pacific plate meets others.
What is helping the plates moving?
Convection cells
How do we know if the volcano is active?
It is when it has erupted oer past 10,000 years.
How can we reduce the risks that climate change causes?
By making choices that reduce greenhouse gas pollution, and preparing for the changes expected in the future.
What are the cons on globalization?
Globalization means that few people are deciding what happens to everyone, global brands are taking over smaller, local shops and businesses.
What was the strongest earthquake that ever happened?
Valdivia Earthquake in Southern Chile. It happened in 22 May 1960 and it killed 1,655 people.
By who was the theory of the tectonic plates made?
Alfred Lothar Wegener
How do we know that a volcano can't erupt anmore?
It doesn't have any signs of active magma beneath.
Why is climate change a serious problem?
Extreme weather events; lower air quality; diseases transmitted through food, water, and insects; and stresses to mental health and well-being,weather has also an impact on crops and many more.
From when the globalzation started increasing?
Since World War II.
What is a seismograph?
A seismograph is an instrument that makes a record of seismic waves caused by an earthquake, explosion, or other Earth-shaking phenomenon.