Solar System
The largest planet in our solar system
Jupiter
What type of crust is near the ocean
Oceanic crust
What are Surface waves
They move the ground to roll up/down and side to side
What is the plate boundary "divergent"
It's when two plates move apart
What are the two types of divergent boundaries
Underwater and on land
The third planet from the sun
Earth
What is the continental crust mostly made up of
Rock
what are P waves
they vibrate in the waves motion
what's an aftershock
a smaller earthquake that follows a more powerful earthquake
What are the 2 types of convergent boundaries
Continental-Continental and Contiental-Oceanic
3 characteristics of the outer planets
Outer core
What are S waves
transverse waves that cannot travel through liquids
What is an extinct volcano
A volcano that has erupted, unlikely to erupt again
When plates move they form what
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
3 characterisitics of the inner planets
They are small, have low densities, and are rocky
Which layer creates the earth's magnetic field
Outer core
What is the Greenhouse effect?
A nautral process by which the atmosphere traps energy from the sun, which warms the earth's surface
What is the tallest type of volcano
A composite
What is the focus
The point below the surface where rocks first begin to move
What are the five dwarf planets found in our solar system
Eris, Pluto, Huamea, Makemake, and Ceres
What are the 4 main layers of earths layers
curst, mantle, outer core, and inner core
What is Alfred Wagners Hypothesis
All contients have been together but have drifted apart over time
What are the two types of lava
Aa lava and Pahoehoe lava
What is the epicenter
The point on the surface directly above the focus