fold mountains
Name something people can do on a fold mountain for tourism
Answers: ski, hike, raft, climb
What is the name of a volcano that erupts regularly??
Active
What is the centre layer of the earth called??
The inner core
Name one way to measure an earthquake
Possible answers: seismograph, richter scale, movement magnitude scale or the modefied mercalli scale
Name the three types of rock
Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
What is the downfold of the mountain??
Syncline
What do you call the part of a volcano that carries the magma from the magma chamber up to the mouth of the volcano to erupt??
The vent
What is the outermost layer of the earth called??
The crust
Which is the correct definition for a focus point
a) the point at the surface that is directly above the the earthquake
b) where the earthquake begins begin under the earths surface
A is…….. WRONG
B is…….. RIGHT
Name a type of igneous rock
Basalt, granite
What is the name of the layers of rock that makes up the earths crust??
Strata.
What is lava?
Lava is molten rock that was once contained in the mantle where it was known as magma
What is another name for separating plate boundaries
Diverging plate boundaries
What causes an earthquake??
Sudden shaking at plate boundaries
Name an example of metamorphic rock
Marble or quartzite
What is the upfold of the fold mountain
Anticline
What gets thrown into the air when a volcano erupts??
Hot ash, rocks and lava
What is the name given to the former global supercontinent??
Pangea
What is an aftershock??
A smaller tremor that follows the main earthquake
How is limestone used??
It is used as the base for building roads
how long ago did armocorian folding form??
250 million years ago
Name the county in Ireland that has an extinct volcano in it
Antrim (slemish)
What is continental drift??
The movement of earths plates and continents over time
Which earthquake measuring instrument uses a scale of Roman numerals to measure earthquakes??
The modified mercalli scale
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
They are made up of pieces, sediments of other rocks and the remains of dead plants and sea animals overtime these form layers that become compressed and cemented together to form rock