Plate Boundaries
What is the boundary called where 2 tectonic plates move apart from each other?
What are the three main types of rocks?
What are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks?
What type of evidence do scientists use to support the theory of plate tectonics?
What is fossil, glacier, rock layers, mountain formations evidence?
What is a volcano?
What is an opening in the Earth's crust that allows molten rock to escape?
What kind of dog is Spud?
Aussie Shepard mut
Which type of plate boundary occurs when 2 plates slide past each other?
What is a Transform Boundary?
Which type of rock forms from cooled magma or lava?
What are igneous rocks?
How does the age of rocks provide evidence for plate tectonics?
What is older rocks are found farther from mid-ocean ridges?
What type of volcano is built by layers of lava flow and is typically tall and steep?
What is a stratovolcano?
What colors are Spud's fur?
Black, brown and grey
What happens at a convergent boundary?
What is when 2 plates collide, often causing one plate to be pushed beneath the other?
What type of rock is formed from compressed layers of sediment?
What are sedimentary rocks?
Name one type of geological feature that can form as a result of plate tectonics.
What are mountain ranges, trenches or mid ocean ridges?
What is the term for the molten rock that is found beneath the Earth's surface?
What is magma?
How old is Spud?
10
What is the term for the area where an oceanic plate is pushed under a continental plate?
What is a subduction zone?
Metamorphic rocks are formed from which process?
What is heat and pressure?
What is the significance of earthquakes in relation to plate tectonics?
What is they occur along plate boundaries due to movement?
What happens when a volcano erupts?
What is it releases ash, gas, and lava?
What are Spud's favorite activities?
Mountain biking, backcountry skiing, hiking, chasing things.
Name a Mountain along a a continental/oceanic convergent boundary.
What is Aconcagua, Hotaka, Cook (only need 1)
What is the name of the rock cycle process where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?
What is weathering and erosion?
How do ocean floor maps support the theory of plate tectonics?
What is they show mid-ocean ridges and subduction zones?
What is the Ring of Fire?
What is a region in the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanoes occur?
Where is Spud from?
Navajo Reservation in New Mexico