what is the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath the Earth's surface?
What is an earthquake
100
what are the three types of faults?
What is normal, reverse, strike slip
100
a type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward caused by compression
What is a reverse fault
100
which type of fault has rocks that slide or move past each other sideways?
What is a normal fault
100
What are the three layers of the Earth?
What is core, mantle, crust
200
what is stress that pushes a mass of rock in opposite directions?
What is shearing
200
Name 2 famous landforms that have been created by movement of the Earth's plates
Answers will vary.
San Andrea's fault, Appalachian Mountains, Rio Grande Rift Valley
200
a type of fault where the handing wall slides downward as a result of tension
What is a normal fault
200
which type of boundary is similar to the normal fault?
What is a transform boundary.
200
what is the theory of continental drift?
all the continents were once attached forming a giant landmass called Pangea. Over time these continents separated and drifted slowly away from each other.
300
what is stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks?
What is compression
300
What is a change in the volume or shape of the Earth's crust?
What is deformation
300
what is formed when a normal rock fault uplifts a blovk of rock
What is a mountain
300
What 2 things increase as you move deeper into the Earth?
What is temperature and pressure
400
What is stress that stretches rock so it becomes thinner in the middle? (Think caramel or silly putty)
What is tension
400
which two faults have the same structure?
reverse fault and a normal fault
400
which landform causes a bowl shaped valley?
syncline
400
Describe how a convection current works.
Answers vary.
warmer denser material or fluid rises to the surface, and the cooler more dense material or fluid sinks to the bottom creating a circular current.
500
what is the difference between an anticline and a syncline?
an anticline is an upward fold and a syncline is a downward fold.
500
which landform is elevated and flat on top?
What is a plateau
500
where is the san andreas fault located?
California
500
Where is the Rio Grande rift valley?
New Mexico
500
Give an example of convection, radiation, and conduction.