What is the founder of the Continental Drift Theory?
100
Pieces of the earth that move over the mantle
What is are tectonic plates?
100
A boundary where the earth splits from itself; commonly causes ocean trenches
What is a divergent boundary?
100
The scale used to measure the magnitute of an earthquake
What is the Richter scale?
100
A volcanoe that erupted in the late 1980's, covered 22,000 sq. miles in heavy ash, and that cause over 2 billion dollars in damage
What is Mount St. Helens?
200
No proof of movement or any mechanism for movement
What is the reason for rejecting the Continental Drift Theory?
200
The area that is most volcanically and seismically active due to all of the tectonic plate boundaries
What is the Ring of Fire?
200
The type of boundary where two plates come together; most commonly causes mountain ranges
What is a convergent boundary?
200
Scientists use this technology to measure certain locations on the Earth and track their locations to predict earthquakes
What is GPS monitoring?
200
An element used to predict volcanic activity by measuring its temperature and chemical components
What is water?
300
Geologic, fossil, and climate
What are the three evidences for the Continental Drift Theory?
300
What the mantle is composed of
What is solid rock?
300
A boundary that slides against another; causes the most earthquakes
What is a transform boundary?
300
A dangerous mudflow consisting of pyroclastic flow, volcanic mud, water, and debris
What is a lahar?
300
One of the most famous volcanoes in the world; covered Pompeii in ash and if it erupts again, it will destroy the city of Naples and cause environmental damage that will last for decades
What is Mount Vesuvius?
400
Pangaea
What is the last supercontinent known?
400
The three types of boundaries
What are convergent, transform, and divergent boundaries?
400
The three ways plates can come together or converge
What are oceanic and oceanic, oceanic and continental, and continental and continental?
400
The three steps for earthquake protection
What are drop, cover, and hold on?
400
A pool of lava that can reach over 2,000 ºF
What is a lava lake?
500
One of the most important supporting evidences; leaves hints all across the world
What is fossil evidence?
500
The three ways plates can come together or converge
What are oceanic and oceanic, oceanic and continental, and continental and continental?
500
The three types of boundaries
What are transform, convergent, and divergent?
500
The most seismically active state in the United States
What is California?
500
An area in Italy that is situated on a caldera; the land has risen over 10 ft. since the 1970's and continues to rise over the water