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Earth's Layers
Earth's Moving Crust
Earthquakes
Volcanos
Miscellaneous
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How many layers does the earth have?
It has four layers
100
What was the big theory about Continental Drift?
The Continents fit to form 1 Big Continent
100
Which wave Travels across the surface of the planet?
Surface Wave
100
Which type of volcano is a large mountain with steep sloping flanks?
A Composite Volcano
100
What is the slowest wave?
The Surface Wave
200
Earth's lithosphere is broken into seven of these, What are they?
Tectonic Plates
200
Plates moved faster back then because of what?
The Flood pushed them faster
200
Which wave travels perpendicular to the direction of motion?
The Secondary Wave
200
Does a Volcano have a Throat?
Yes, It does
200
What are the abbreviations for all three waves?
P-Wave, S-Wave, And L-Wave
300
What is the lithosphere?
The lithosphere is the crust and the upper mantle
300
What are the three types of Plate Boundaries?
The Divergent Boundary, The Convergent Boundary, And The Transform Boundary.
300
What are the three Earthquake Waves?
Primary Wave, Secondary Wave, And Surface Wave
300
What type of Volcano has a broad mountain with gently sloping flanks?
A Shield Volcano
300
Seafloor spreading is the process of forming new what?
Ocean Crust
400
The part that is below the upper mantle and the crust is called what?
The Asthenosphere
400
Are the plate boundaries moving in the same direction?
No, They are moving in different directions
400
When the earth's plates move horizontally it produces this type of fault. What is it?
The Strike-Slip Fault
400
What is the opening in the Volcano at Earth's surface?
The Vent
400
What causes Tectonic Plates to move?
The water pushing them up an forward
500
The Inner Core is Liquid or Solid and the Outer Core is Liquid or Solid?
The Inner Core is Solid And the Outer Core is Liquid
500
What is Continental Drift?
It is where all of the continents formed a big one. But then they drifted apart
500
What are three effects of an Earthquake?
Destroying human-made structures, Cause landslides, And create tsunamis
500
Which type of volcano has an explosive eruption?
A Composite Volcano
500
What are the three evidences of Seafloor Spreading?
Magnetic Reversal, Depth of sediment, And Radio metric dating