Volcanoes
Liquid magma that flows from a volcano (outisde of Earths crust)
Lava
Earth's outermost, rigid, rocky layer is called what?
the crust
The theory that the continents are slowly moving away from each other.
Continental Drift.
What are the three classifications of a volcano.
Active
Dormant
Extinct
The study of Earthquakes.
Seismology
"Thickness or resistance to flow"
Viscosity
What is the mantle made of?
Molten rock
What type of boundary are the plates moving away from each other?
Divergent Boundary
Which core is solid and which is liquid?
outer cores is liquid
inner core is solid
What type of boundary would most likely cause an earthquake to occur?
Transform
Volcanoes that have erupted recently are called what?
Active volcanoes
which crust lies beneath the ocean?
oceanic crust
Convergent boundaries are most likely to create what landform?
Mountains
Volcanos
Mount Vesuvius
What type of waves do earthquakes produce?
seismic waves
This refers to a group of volcanoes along the pacific plate.
Ring of Fire
what are the two different types of crust?
oceanic and continental crust
What does the plate movement look like at a transform boundary.
Sliding, scraping, or slipping past each other.
What is the "supercontinent" when all the land formed one landmass called?
Pangea
Siesmologists would most likely use a what instrument to study the waves of an earthquake?
Seismograph
What is magma that is blasted into the air and cools down and hardens.
Pyroclastic Material
List the Earths Layers from most thick to least thick.
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
Crust
12 (and some smaller ones)
Use a type of food to describe the Earths layers in order as accurate as possible.
I'll make the decision right or wrong :)
Throwback!!! What type of wave would a seismic wave be considered?
Mechanical