Plate tectonics
What is a tectonic plate?
One segment of the Earth's crust, floating on the mantle.
What is the boundary between plates sliding together called?
A convergent boundary
What is the boundary between plates sliding apart called?
A divergent boundary
What was Pangea?
Pangea was a supercontinent in the past when all continents were joined together.
What is the shortcut to copy something on a PC?
Control + C
What are the two types of tectonic plates?
Oceanic and continental plates
What is the area where one plate slides beneath another called?
A subduction zone
At what type of boundary does seafloor spreading occur?
Divergent boundaries
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What is the name of Batman's butler?
Alfred
What is the ring of fire?
The area around the pacific tectonic plate wit high earthquake and volcanic activity.
What type of plates collide to create a mountain range?
Convergent boundaries
What is the boundary between plates sliding past other plates called
A transform plate boundary
What does the Richter scale do?
Measure the strength of earthquakes
In rugby league, how many points is a drop goal/field goal worth?
1 point
What is a hotspot volcano and how does it form?
A hotspot volcano is a volcano formed in a thing section of a tectonic plate. It is caused by extra hot lava in the mantle making the crust above become thinner, allowing magma through.
Where can earthquakes occur? Where do they most commonly occur?
Earthquakes can occur at any plate boundary, but most commonly occur at convergent and transform boundaries.
Name the place an earthquake starts, and what the middle of an earthquake on the surface is called
Focus and epicentre
Name the 4 main layers of the earth. 50 pts each
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
What is the long, thin country that covers most of the west coast of south America?
Chile
What are convection currents and what do they do?
Hot lava moving up from the core of the earth, cooling the falling back down. Responsible for the movement of tectonic plates.
What are the two types of waves from an earthquake? BONUS POINTS- Describe the difference between the waves.
What does a meteorologist study?
The weather