CVHS
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Geography
100
How many houses are there in CVHS?
3
100
What 3 categories are there for a Volcano?
3 - Active, Dormant and Extinct
100
What is the Epicentre?
The place on the earths surface - found directly above the focus - where the shockwaves spread out.
100
How many continents are there?
7
200
How many departments are there in Humanities
4 - RME, Geography, History, Modern Studies
200
What section of the earth do we find the plates?
The Crust
200
What is an earthquake?
A sudden movement of rocks in the Earth's Crust.
200
How many layers are in the Earth?
4
300
What is Mr McKie's subject specialty?
Geography
300
How many major plates are there?
7 - Antartic, Pacific, Indo-Australian, African, Eurasian, N. America, S. America.
300
Where are earthquakes most likely to occur?
Along the cracks of the crust.
300
Name 2 oceans.
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Artic
Southern
400
How many teachers are in the humanities department?
8 - Mr Ferrie, Miss Lawlor, Miss McGuckin, Mrs Ashton, Mr Mckie, Mr Hamilton, Mrs Duffy and Miss MacPhail
400
How many different plate movements are there?
4
400
What is the section of the Earth's crust called where an earthquake occurs?
The Focus
400
What is the capital of Kenya?
Nairobi
500
What is Miss MacPhail's subject specialty?
Modern Studies
500
What kind of plate movement causes continents to move away from each other?
Constructive (Parting)
500
Where would you find the largest concentration of earthquakes?
Pacific ring of fire.
500
Name the flag:
Brazil