Tectonics
What is the name of the theory that explains how major landforms are created?
Plate Tectonics
What is the most famous fault in California?
The San Andreas Fault
Name a chain of islands created by a hot spot. (NOT Hawaii!)
Galapagos, Azores, Iceland Islands, Samoa, Cook Islands
What was the name of the yellow spider that lives in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park?
The Happy Face Spider
True or false: Most earthquakes are so minor, you can barely feel them.
True
What was the name of the supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago?
Pangea
What is the name of the spot on the surface where an earthquake starts?
The epicenter.
What is the name of the fixed places in the mantle where new island chains are formed?
Hot Spots
True or false: Mauna Loa is taller than Mount Everest.
True (when you measure from the seafloor!)
The tectonic plates move at about the same rate as our _________ grow.
Fingernails
How many major tectonic plates are there?
7
What year did the devastating 7.9 earthquake hit San Francisco?
1906
A cone-shaped volcano with steep slopes is called a __________ volcano.
Composite
Mauna Loa's dry lava looks like the surface of the _____.
Moon
The scale used to measure earthquake magnitude is called the ________.
Richter Scale
Tectonic plates lie on top of a layer of molten rock called....
The Asthenosphere
About how long do earthquakes typically last?
10-30 seconds
Volcanoes can be classified as active, ________, and _________.
dormant, extinct
What type of volcano is Kilauea?
Shield
The largest ever recorded earthquake hit what country in 1960?
Chile
What is the name of the theory proposed by Alfred Wegner that suggests that the continents broke apart from one supercontinent?
Continental Drift
What is the nickname for the rim of the Pacific Ocean basin, where most volcanic and earthquake activity happens?
The Ring of Fire
One in ______ people live in danger zones for volcanic activity worldwide.
20
What is the name of the Hawaiian goddess of fire? (Legend says she lives in the Kilauea Volcano!)
Pele
Name both of the Tectonic Plates that create the San Andreas Fault.
The North American Plate and the Pacific Plate.