Basic Information
What was the name of the original supercontinent (spelling counts)
Pangea
Volcanoes mostly occur at ____ plate boundaries (spelling counts)
Convergent
What does OPVL stand for?
Origin
Purpose
Values
Limitations
The town that got destroyed by Vesuvius' eruption is called.. (spelling counts)
Pompeii
The top layer of the earth is called...
The crust
The three types of plate movements are: (spelling counts)
Convergent, Divergent, Transform
Transform tectonic boundaries happen when plates...
Slide (move) past one another
The purpose of a textbook would be...
To inform/educate/teach
The part of the volcano that the magma comes out of is called the...
Main vent
The core
How fast do tectonic plates move?
As fast as your fingernails grow
Which type of tectonic plate is heavier (more dense): oceanic or tectonic?
Oceanic
If a source is biased, that would be a ....
Limitation
The area under the volcano where the melted mantle builds up is called the...
Magma chamber
The layer in between the core and the crust is the...
Mantle
What is the name of the area around the Pacific ocean that has a lot of earthquakes and volcanoes?
Ring of Fire
What makes tectonic plates move? (hint: happens under the surface of the earth) (spelling counts)
Convection Currents
What sentence does Ms. Kuhelj always want you to write after identifying a value or limitation?
"This is a value/limitation because.."
When was the last time that Vesuvius erupted?
1944
What texture is the centre of the earth?
What was the name of the scientist who came up with the theory of continental drift? (spelling counts)
Alfred Wegner
What is the process called when one tectonic plate goes under the other? (spelling counts)
Subduction or subduct or subducts
When you get to senior school, there will be a "C" (OPCVL) - what does the C stand for?
Content
The name of the stuff that comes out of a volcano (and destroyed Pompeii) is called... (spelling counts)
Pyroclastic flow
What are the 2 layers of the core called?
Inner core & outer core