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EARTHQUAKE!
Plate Tectonics
Atmosphere
Volcanoes
Science ROCKS!
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The point on Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus.
What is the epicenter
100
This forms on the ocean floor in a subduction zone
What is trench
100
The coldest layer.
What is mesosphere
100
crack in the ocean floor through which magma rises
What is rift
100
"changed form"
What is metamorphic
200
The medium seismic waves travel through
What is earth
200
Tectonic plates are blocks of this layer of the earth.
What is lithosphere?
200
Layer where ozone is located
What is stratosphere
200
The 3 types of volcano cones.
What is shield, cinder cone, composite
200
Law that states that younger layers of undisturbed sedimentary rock are above older layers
What is the law of superposition?
300
Location where the first motion of an earthquake occur.
What is focus
300
undersea mountain range
What is mid-ocean ridge
300
Interactions between solar radiation and the ionosphere
What are auroras
300
dust, ash, rocks, pieces of material that comes out of a volcano
What is pyroclastic material
300
Layers and beds of sedimentary rock are examples of
What is stratification
400
Number of sensing devices a modern seismograph consists of
What is 3
400
Hypothesis that continents were once joined and then broke apart.
What is continental drift
400
Harmful effect of temperature inversion
What is smog
400
________________ Ring of Fire where a zone of active volcanoes and earthquakes occur.
What is the Pacific Ring of Fire
400
3 factors that determine whether rock melts
What is temperature, presence of fluid in rock, ,and pressure
500
Difference between magnitude and intensity
What is magnitude=strength, intensity=damage
500
San Andreas fault is an example of a _____________ boundary.
What is transform boundary.
500
prevailing winds that blow east to west between 60 to 90degrees latitude in both hemispheres.
What is Polar easterlies
500
3 tectonic settings where volcanoes form
What is mid-ocean ridges, boundaries of tectonic plates, subduction zones
500
Parent isotopes are compared to daughter isotopes to determine absolute age.
What is radioactive decay.