Tectonics
What is the name of the Earth's outermost layer?
The crust
Name the 3 stages of volcanoes
Active
Dormant
Extinct
Name 1 type of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock
Igneous: basalt, granite
Sedimentary Limestone, sandstone, shale, coal, conglomerate
Metamorphic: marble, quartzite, gneiss
Place where it enters the sea
What is Ireland’s longest river?
The Shannon
Label the following diagram with: mantle, inner/outer core, crust.
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My favourite definition of a mid-ocean ridge
A long, winding chain of (volcanic) mountains on the ocean floor
Where does freeze-thaw-action usually occur?
High altitudes/ mountainous areas
Name 2 types of drainage pattern
Dendritic, trellis, radial, parallel, deranged
Which desert is the largest in the world by area?
True or false, continental crust is thinner and lighter than oceanic crust
False, it's less dense but thicker!
Which type of lava is runny, and moves quickly
Basic lava
Name a slow type of mass movement
Soil creep, solifluction
Name 5 sea erosion processes (clue HAASCA)
Hydraulic action, abrasion, attrition, solution, compressed air
Your favourite geography fact!
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Explain 2 pieces of evidence that backs up the theory of plate tectonics
Continental drift, fit, matching fossils/rock folds/ glacial deposits, convection currents, sea floor spreading, subduction
Explain 2 ways we can try predict or reduce earthquakes
Historic records, gas emissions, monitoring rock stress, animal behaviour...
Education, early warning systems, urban planning/ resistant buildings...
H20 + CO2 =
H2CO3
What 2 things determines the size of a wave
Wind speed and fetch
What is the smallest country in the world by area?
Vatican
The earth's crust is made of different rock types, sial and sima. What do the terms sial and sima mean?
Sial: Silica and allumina
Sima: Silica and magnesium
Where can you find the focus and the epicentre?
Focus BELOW ground
Epicentre ABOVE the focus, directly ON the surface
Name 2 types of surface features and underground features that form due to carbonation
Clint, grike, fluting, karren, swallow hole, stalactite, stalagmite, pillar/ column etc.
Explain 2 types of hard engineering structures and 2 soft types of engineering structures for coastal management
Groynes, gabions, sea wall, rock armour, beach nourishment, sand dunes
What is the deepest part of the ocean called?
Mariana Trench