Super
Continent
Continent
It was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.[
What is Pangea?
One tectonic plate going under another
What is Subduction?
What is a shield volcano?
Ths shaking of the ground caused by large movment of rocks on a fault line.
What is an earthquake?
The distance above or below sea level
What is elevation?
The early theory of how geologist explained how continents moved over time.
What is Continental Drift?
The formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges
What is Sea floor spreading?
Largest volcanoes with violent eruptions
What is a Composite Volcano?
This instrument makes a record of seismic waves caused by an earthquake, explosion, or other Earth-shaking phenomenon.
What is seismograph?
A line joining points of equal elevation
The study of Earth science
What is Geology?
When two tectonic plates collide
What is Convergent boundary?
“Smaller” volcanoes that rarely rise above 1000 feet
A long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.
What is tsunami?
A sunken in area
What is a depression?
The remains or imprints of organisms from earlier geological periods
What are Fossil records?
When tectonic plates divide
What is a Divergent boundary?
A volcano that may erupt in the future and become active.
What is dormant volcano?
A smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake
What is an aftershock?
Another name for a map key. It explains the
symbols on a map
What is Legend?
Name of the scientist who developed the theory of continents moving over time
Who is Alfred Wegener?
When tectonic plates slide
What is Transform boundary?
A volcano that is erupting or shows signs of erupting
This place is where the Pacific Plate meets many surrounding tectonic plates. It is the most seismically and volcanically active zone in the world.
What is Ring of Fire?
The change in elevation between adjacent contour lines.
What is contour interval?