Plate Tectonics
Destructive plate margins are when two plates are moving...
Towards each other
On 12 January 2010, an 7.0 magnitude Earthquake hit the region around Port-au-Prince, the capital of this country:
Haiti
What Triggers a Tsunami?
An Earthquake
This Layer of Earth is where we live
The Crust
What are earthquakes called that occur in the sea?
Seaquakes. (s.17)
Conservative Plate Margins are when two plates slide.... causing earthquakes. (California)
Past each other
Describe the plate movement that caused the Earthquake in Haiti
Conservative Plate Margins/ Plates sliding past each other!
List two coastlines that were effected by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.
Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, India, Maledives, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
The inner most layer of earth. It is extremely hot but solid due to pressure.
The inner core!
What US State is Mr. Strausser from?
Pennsylvania
This is the type of plate margin where plates are pulling apart. (Iceland)
Constructive Plate Margins
Loss of housing
Death
Infastructure destroyed
Transportation impossible
Give 3 effects of the 2004 Tsunami in the Indian Ocean.
Destroyed Homes, Hotels, infrastructure.
Destroyed Coastlines and killed people
Economic and Job losses
Which is heavier, oceanic crust or continental?
Oceanic
What is the name of the tectonic plate that Europe sits upon?
Eurasian Plate
These type of plate margins form mountain ranges and sometimes volcanos...
Colliding Plate Margins
The area where seismic waves hit Earth's surface is called...
The Epicentre
Why do Tsunamis get so strong and high?
The depth of the ocean decreases and the water has to go higher
This word is used to describe the state of the upper mantle. It is liquid in form.
Viscous
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago when all of the earths continents were still together?
Pangaea
This man introduced the idea that continents of the earth moved. He saw that explorers found similar animals, plants, and minerals on different continents. His ideas were partially correct.
Alfred Wegener
The area in the Earths Crust where an earthquake takes place.
The Focus/Hypocentre
How did Tilly Smith save over 100 lives during the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami?
She remembered early warning signs from a geography class she had in school about Tsunamis. She alerted her parents who alerted Lifeguards and evacuated the beach.
How hot is the hottest layer/part of earth?
Up to 5000 degrees Celsius
What is the difference between Magma and Lava?
Magma is liquid rock below the surface, Lava is flowing liquid rock above the earths crust.