Continental Drift EARTH- QUAKE Volcanoes Earthquakes Part 2 Hodge Podge
What is Continental Drift?
A hypothesis that the Earth’s continents move on the Earth’s surface.
What is the name of thin outer layer of rock above the mantle?
The Crust
The layer of the Earth made up of the crust and rock of the upper mantle is called _________. A.Humus B.Lithosphere C.Tectonic Plate D.Asthenosphere
B. Lithosphere
What is the name of the hypothetical supercontinent that include all landmasses on Earth?
What is the difference between a Divergent and Convergent Boundary?
Divergent Boundary is where the plates pull apart. Convergent Boundary is when the plates push together.
What is the shaking of the ground caused by a sudden movement in of large blocks along a fault line?
EARTHQUAK E
What is a fracture or break in the Earth’s Lithosphere?
A FAULT
What is the force exerted when an object presses on, pulls on, or pushes against an object?
Stress
The vibrations caused by an Earthquake are called? A.Seismic Waves B.Vibrations C.Pangaea D.Lithosphere
A. Seismic Waves
Does North Carolina have any major Earthquakes? Explain your answer.
No it doesn’t have any major Earthquakes because, it is not close to any major fault lines.
What is an opening in the Earth’s crust through which molten rock, rock fragments, and heated gases erupt?
Volcano
1.What is the name of molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface? 2.What is the name of molten rock above the Earth’s surface?
1. Magma (below) 2. Lava (above)
What are 3 kinds of Volcanoes?
1. Shield 2. Cinder Cone 3.Composite
What is the name of where most of the world’s active volcanoes are located?
RING OF FIRE
Daily Double
What are three immediate effects from an erupting Volcano?
1. Pycroclastic Flow 2. Lava Flow 3. Ash falling 4. Mudslides 5. Landslides
What is the name of the point underground where rocks begin to move?
FOCUS
What is the name of a smaller Earthquake that follows a more powerful Earthquake in the same area? A.Tsunami B.Pyroclastic Flow C.Aftershock D.Epicenter
C. Aftershock
What is the name of the instrument that records ground movements?
Seismograph
What is the name of the scale that is used to measure the magnitude of Earthquakes?
Richter Scale
What is CONTINENTAL DRIFT? Give 3 examples of evidence that it happen.
A hypothesis that the EARTH’S continents were once join in single landmass and gradually drifted or moved apart. Evidence: Fossils, Climate, and Geology.
The point of the Earth directly above the focus is called? A.Epicenter B.Hot Spot C.Fault Line D.Lithosphere
A. Epicenter
What kind of wave can go the fastest through solids, liquids and gases? A.S-Wave B.P-Wave C.Surface Wave D.B-Wave
B. P-Wave
When 2 plates collide together in a Convergent Boundary, what do they form? Name one example.
They form very large mountain ranges. Mt. Everest Rocky Mountains
What the major dangers people face from Earthquakes?
Collapsing structures and Fires
Explain what a Hot Spot is and what is capable of making.
A Hot Spot is an area where a column of hot material rises from deep within a plant’s mantle and heat s the lithosphere above it, often causing volcanic activity at the surface. This is how HAWAII was formed.