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Plates that push or pull together are called?
Convergent Plates
Plates that slide past each other are called?
Transform Plates
Tectonic plates that move under the Earth's crust and cause the ground to shake is called ___________.
Earthquake
The line showing the crack or break on Earth's surface is called ___________.
Fault Line
Plates that move away from each and cause openings in the Earth's surface are called?
Divergent Plates
A person who studies Earthquakes is a ________
Seismologist
A person who studies Volcanoes is called __________
Volcanologist
_________ is where the most damage from an Earthquake occurs.
Epicenter
A map that shows the elevation of Earth's surface using contour lines
Topographical Map
A physical feature of Earth's surface, it can vary in shape and size
Earth's outer layer made up of large moving pieces, all of Earth's land and water sit on them
Tectonic plates
a chain of volcanoes that surround the Pacific Ocean. It surrounds the edges of the Giant Pacific Plate
Deep cracks that are on the ocean floor
Trenches
What scale do we use to measure Earthquakes?
Richter Scale
True or False: The tectonic plates are made up of solid rock?
TRUE!!!
True or False: Under the tectonic plates is a STRONGER layer of partially melted rock.
FALSE! Under the tectonic plates is a WEAKER layer of partially melted rock...which causes the plates to constantly move over this weaker layer
How do tectonic plates change the Earth's surface?
Tectonic plates moving can cause:
-Earthquakes, Volcanoes to form and erupt, mountains, deep ocean trenches, geysers, and hot springs to form.
What is the highest range of the Richter Scale? BONUS** describe it
Magnitude 9 is the highest! It can cause building to fall, people to die, and mass destruction to cities.
What is the lowest number on the Richter Scale? BONUS** Describe it
Magnitude 1! We can not feel it on the surface.
What is the major fault line found in California called? It is the biggest Fault line in America!
San Andreas Fault