Continents
This many continents exist now.
7!
This is what faults are.
Cracks in the earth that happen because of plate boundaries.
This is how many levels there are for the Richter Scale.
10! (includes Decimals)
These are the three tectonic plate boundaries.
Convergent, Divergent, and Transform.
This is another name for the S wave.
Secondary wave!
This is the name of the first Supercontinent.
Pangea!
What's an aftershock?
A smaller earthquake following the main earthquake.
This is what the Richter scale measures.
Energy released!!
Name the one thing that all of the plate boundaries form.
Earthquakes!
This is the amount of waves in an earthquake.
3!
This is where the continents formed from.
Pangea!
Where was the scientific Method established?
Italy!
These are the 3 ways of measuring earthquakes.
1) Seismograph!
2) Richter Scale!
3) Mercalli Scale!
This way is the way that plates at the Convergent boundary move.
Towards each other!
This is the first wave that happens in a earthquake.
P wave (primary wave).
These are the 7 continents.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia
How are Earthquakes named?
After town/city, country where it starts, and date.
What does the Mercalli scale measure?
Damage caused by the earthquake.
This is the way that the plates at Transform boundaries move.
Past each other.
Another name for movement waves is...
Seismic waves.
This is about how many years ago Pangea was a continent.
about 200 million years ago
Where is the shaking and movement the strongest in an Earthquake?
The Epicenter!
What do all 3 of the Scales measure?
Richter Scale- the amount of energy released.
Mercalli Scale- damage caused in Earthquake.
Seismograph- strength of Earthquake.
Name 5 things that the plates at Divergent boundaries form.
Earthquakes, ocean floors, valleys, rifts, and trenches.
Where are all the waves located?
P-wave- underground.
S-wave- underground.
L-wave- above ground.