Convergent boundaries are linked to building mountains ranges, which fault is related to a convergent boundary?
What is Reverse Fault
100
Lava that is very runny is probably
What is low in sillica
100
A hypothesis that stated that continents were once joined to form one large land mass.
What is Continental Drift
200
Scientist discovered a liquid layer inside of the Earth. This liquid layer is called
What is the Outer Core
200
An Earthquake happened in Los Angeles, California along the San Andreas Fault. The Fault forms a boundary in which plates slide past eachother
What is Transform Boundary
200
A major earthquake occurred causing damage to the area. Scientist have discovered that the activity occurs along a transform boundary. Which fault causes plates to slide past each other.
What is Strike- slip fault
200
What would you expect after an explosive eruption?
What is darker Skies
200
This means "all land"
What is Pangaea
300
Scientist cannot seem to investigate past this layer. This is the largest of the Earth's layers
What is Mantle
300
A Spreading Center forms along the ocean floor in ________ boundaries
What is Divergent Boundary
300
When you talk about the viscosity of lava, you are talking about
What is how lava flows
300
The volcanoes of Hawaii and other places far from tectonic plate boundaries are known as
What is Hot Spots
300
A theory that states that the younger crust is located at or near mid ocean ridges
What is Seafloor Spreading
400
Inner Earth layer composed of solid iron and nickel
What is inner core
400
New Lithosphere forms along
What is Mid-ocean Ridges
400
Continental-oceanic collisions can also be called
What is subduction zones
400
Magma forms in deep in the Earth’s crust and in the mantle where
What is temperature and pressure are high
500
Plates float above an area of weak rock that move slowly, this weak rock.
What is asthenosphere
500
Coastal Mountains form as to plates collide over time. This collision occurs on
What is Convergent Boundary
500
Lava with a high viscosity can be described as
What is thick resembling pudding
500
Shield volcanoes are said to be shaped like a warrior's shield due to its.
What is Gently sloping sides
500
Although Geological poles will remain the same, magnetic poles change direction every several hundred thousand years. Scientist can investigate these changes by looking for _______ along the sea floor.