Fossils, glaciers, rocks, land masses fit together, etc.
100
Melted rock that flows out onto Earth's surface is...
Lava
100
Draw a seismogram. Label the start of the P and S waves.
Check with teacher
100
This type of volcano has a fiery display, grows quickly (like the one in Mexico) and is the most common in the world.
Cindercone
100
Draw a subduction boundary. List two things that happen here.
Islands, volcanoes, destruction of seafloor, earthquakes, tsunamis.
200
Scientists measure earthquake waves with a...
(the device itself)
seismograph
200
If you somehow dug down to Earth's center, the first two layers you would pass through are the...
crust and mantle
OR
Lithosphere and upper mantle
200
The magnitude of an earthquake is measured using...
The Richter Scale
200
Mountainous in shape, these volcanoes are the most dangerous and known for their pyroclastic flow...in fact one of these buried an entire city in ash.
Strato volcanoes
200
Draw a divergent boundary. Name two things things that happen here.
Valleys, seafloor spreading, earthquakes.
300
The fastest seismic waves, although most of us cannot feel it.
P-Waves or Primary Waves
300
The lithosphere is made up of...
the crust and upper mantle
300
Draw a normal fault. Label the foot and hanging walls.
Check with teacher.
300
These are the largest of the volcanoes. They have gentle eruptions with lots of lava.
Shield
300
Draw a convergent boundary. Name one thing that happens here.
mountains
400
New ocean crust is formed at divergent boundaries. This is known as the theory of...
seafloor spreading
400
These waves move side to side and cause vibrations on the Earth's surface...
s-waves or secondary waves
400
Draw a reverse fault. Label foot and hanging walls.
Check with teacher.
400
This type of volcano is extremely destructive. It were to erupt it would bury ⅔ of the US in at least 3 feet of ash. There are only 8 known in the world.
Super Volcano
400
If new floor is constantly being created, then why does the Earth continue to stay the same size?
Crust is destroyed at subduction boundaries.
500
Hot volcanic debris that landslides down the side of a volcano is known as...
pyroclastic flow
500
The plastic like layer of the Earth that the plates move upon is known as the...
asthenosphere
500
When two walls slip past each other at transform boundaries, this is called a _________ fault.
strike-slip fault
500
Paricutin in Mexico is which type of volcano.
Cindercone
500
Earthquakes commonly occur at which type of boundary (think San Andres)? Draw it.