Plate Motions
This is the name of the super continent Alfred Wegener theorized.
Pangaea
Mount Everest formed at what type of boundary?
Convergent Boundary
A single number that geologists use to assign to an earthquake based on it's size is
Magnitude
Once this molten mixture of rock, gas, and water reach the surface it is known as lava.
Magma
This Indonesian giant devastated the planet as it cooled global temperatures for 5 years and claimed the lives of 36,000 people in 1883.
Krakatoa
Wegener developed the hypothesis that Earth’s land masses had once been fused together, and then slowly broke apart in a process called
Continental Drift
Earthquakes often occur along these as a result of the buildup of stress
Plate Boundaries
A break in the rock of Earth's crust or mantle is
Fault
Active, Dormant, and Extinct
Pink Floyd performed in the rubble of the ancient city of Pompeii, which was leveled in 79AD by the eruption of this Italian stratovolcano.
Mount Vesuvius
How did fossils, land features, and climate date support Wegener's hypothesis?
This type of boundary is when plates slide past each other
Transform Boundary
The three types of stress are.
Tension, Shearing, and Compression
These are the two types of eruptions
Quiet and Explosive
Apart of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in the state of Washington, this volcano is best known for its major eruption in 1980, the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in U.S. history.
Mt. St. Helens
The zipper-like mountain ranges that run across the floors of the ocean are called
Mid-Ocean Ridges
This type of boundary has plates collide, or move toward each other.
Convergent Boundary
Displacement of water causes this powerful wave
Tsunami
This is the name of a scientist who studies volcanoes.
Volcanologist
On the island of Martinique, this volcanoes 1902 eruption left only 2 survivors.
Mt Pelee
Undersea valleys that are the deepest parts of the ocean
Ocean Trench
This type of boundary is when plates move apart.
Divergent Boundary
Also a famous Johnny Cash song, what is the name of the path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
Ring of Fire
Subduction of an oceanic plate under an adjacent oceanic plate results in
Volcanic Island Arc
New Mexico's largest city, Albuquerque is surrounded by six inactive volcanoes. Can you name any of them?
Butte Volcano, Bond Volcano, Vulcan Volcano, Cinder Volcano, Black Volcano, JA Volcano