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BLUE PLATE SPECIAL
SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL
EARTHLY ROMAN CANDLE
LIFE A-BOUNDARIES
DID YOU KNOW?
100
The layer of the Earth that we live on
What is the crust
100
Shaking of the surface of the Earth
What is an Earthquake
100
Molten rock inside a volcano
What is magma
100
At a ________, plates grind by each other
What is a transform fault boundary
100
The plates of the lithosphere float on the __________
What is an asthenosphere
200
Large pieces of the Earth's crust
What are the continental plates
200
The point in the Earth's crust where rocks break and the earthquake begins
What is the focus
200
The mountain that is formed when molten rock reaches the Earth's surface through a vent is known as a __________.
What is a volcano
200
At a _______, the Earth's plates collide
What is a convergent boundary
200
A hot spot under the ocean floor is most likely to _____ _______ _______ _______ ________
What is to build a chain of islands
300
Name of Super continent which included all of the land masses on Earth
What is Pangea
300
A ___________ is the slowest but most destructive wave generated by an Earthquake
What is a Surface wave
300
A round, quietly erupting volcano that looks like a dome
What is a shield volcano
300
A theory called _________ explains how new crust is formed
What is sea-floor spreading
300
After an earthquake, the first wave to reach a recording station is a ________
What is a P-wave
400
Scientists believe that plates are moving continuously but __________ each year
What is slowly
400
The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus
What is the epicenter
400
The area of the earth where most volcanos occur
What is the ring of fire
400
An enormous crack in the Earth's ocean floor
What is a rift
400
A theory called _______ explains the movement of the Earth's plates
What is plate tectonics
500
Plates moving towards each other
What is Convergent
500
The ___________ measures energy released by an earthquake
What is the Richter Scale
500
The type of volcano made up of layers of cindus and layers of lava
What is a composite volcano
500
Earth's plates move apart along a _________ ___________
What is divergent boundary
500
Iceland is part of a long underwater range of mountains known as ____________
What is a mid-ocean ridge