Plate Tectonics
What does a convergent plate boundary create? (This is a boundary where the plates smash together)
Mountains
Does an earthquake begin underground or above ground?
Underground
What is a tsunami?
A very large wave that comes from the ocean
What does a divergent boundary create? (This is where the plates move apart)
A valley
What is the machine we can use to measure how strong an earthquake is?
A seismograph
What causes a tsunami? (Be specific)
An earthquake or volcanic eruption that happens under the sea
What does a transform boundary create? (This is where the plates side-slip next to each other)
Earthquakes
Where is there more likely to be an earthquake: Illinois or California? (Bonus point: Why?)
California - because of the San Andreas fault line in California
What happens to the speed of a tsunami wave as it gets closer to shore in more shallow water? (faster or slower)
It slows down
What was the name of the land mass of all of the continents before they separated into the continents we know today?
Pangea
What is it called when scientists use 3 seismograph bubbles to locate where the earthquake came from? (Hint: Think of a shape)
Triangulation
What happens to the height of a tsunami as it gets closer to shore in shallow water? (taller or shorter)
It gets taller