Boundaries
Puzzle-like pieces that make up the lithosphere
What are tectonic plates?
natural disasters are caused by plate tectonics
What are Volcanic Eruptions, Earthquakes, Tsunamis
Andes Mountains
Where can a convergent boundary be found?
Cannot travel through the outer core.
What is an S wave?
Tallest volcano type
What is shield?
type of boundary is it when crust destroyed
What is convergent?
Another name for lithosphere
What is crust?
Example of continental to continental convergence
What are the Himalayas?
Fastest wave
What is the P or Primary wave?
Mount St. Helens is this type of volcano
What is composite/strato?
type of boundary when new crust forms
What is Divergent Boundary?
When an oceanic plate and continental plate collide.
What causes subduction to occur?
Separation of the continents
What is plate tectonics?
What the focus?
Cone shaped and under 1000 feet
What is a cinder cone?
boundary when two plates slide past each other
What is Transform Boundary?
Causes plates to move
What are convection cells?
San Andreas fault
What is a transform boundary?
Japan, Alaska, California
What is part of the ring of fire?
Location on surface above the focus.
What is the epicenter?
Runny lava is low in this
What is silica?
What is continental to continental convergent boundaries?
Crust sits on this layer
What is the asthenosphere?
Longest divergent boundary
What the mid-Atlantic ridge?
Hotspot in the US
What is the Hawaiian islands?
Type of waves that often cause the most damage.
What are surface waves?
Ash is produced in this type of eruption
What is pyroclastic?