Dynamic Vocabulary Plate Tectonics Volcanoes Earthquakes Do you know your boundaries? main 100
DYNAMIC VOCABULARY- 100 I’m the thin layer of rock that surrounds Earth.
DYNAMIC VOCAB ANSWER- 100 CRUST
DYNAMIC VOCABULARY- 200 I’m the layer of hotter, softer rock in the upper mantle.
DYNAMIC VOCAB ANSWER- 200 ASTHENOSPHERE
DYNAMIC VOCABULARY- 300 I’m Earth’s thickest layer, measuring nearly 2900 km
DYNAMIC VOCAB ANSWER- 300 MANTLE
DYNAMIC VOCABULARY- 400 I’m an area of volcanic activity that develops above rising plumes of magma.
DYNAMIC VOCAB ANSWER- 400 HOTSPOT
DYNAMIC VOCABULARY- 500 I’m the gap that forms as tectonic plates move apart.
DYNAMIC VOCAB ANSWER- 500 RIFT VALLEY
PLATE TECTONICS-100 Semi-fluid layer in the upper mantle
PLATE TECTONICS ANSWER-100 ASTHENOSPHERE
PLATE TECTONICS-200 The theory that Alfred Wegener developed
PLATE TECTONICS ANSWER-200 CONTINENTAL DRIFT
PLATE TECTONICS-300 The type of crust that is made primarily of granite.
PLATE TECTONICS ANSWER-300 CONTINENTAL CRUST
PLATE TECTONICS-400 This is considered to be the driving force behind tectonic plate movement.
PLATE TECTONICS ANSWER-400 CONVECTION CURRENTS
PLATE TECTONICS-500 What are 2 of the evidences Wegener had for his theory
PLATE TECTONICS ANSWER FOSSIL 2.CLIMATIC EVIDENCE 3. PUZZLE FIT 4. ROCK TYPES & STRUCTURE
VOLCANOES-100 Molten rock on the surface of the Earth
VOLCANOES ANSWER-100 LAVA
VOLCANOES-200 What is the Earth’s most active volcanic zones called?
VOLCANOES ANSWER-200 RING OF FIRE
VOLCANOES-300 Resistance to flow or thickness of lava is called its
VOLCANOES ANSWER-300 VISCOSITY
VOLCANOES-400 Magma ejects from a volcano through this
VOLCANOES ANSWER-400 CENTRAL VENT
VOLCANOES-500 This type of volcano is very tall and has steep sides with violent eruptions.
VOLCANOES ANSWER-500 STRATOVOLCANO
EARTHQUAKES -100 A machine that picks up earthquake waves is called a
EARTHQUAKES ANSWER- 100 SEISMOGRAPH
EARTHQUAKES -200 Scientists measure earthquake energy using this scale.
EARTHQUAKES ANSWER- 200 MOMENT MAGNITUDE
EARTHQUAKES -300 How many stations do you need to locate an epicenter?
EARTHQUAKES ANSWER- 300 THREE
EARTHQUAKES -400 This type of wave is the second-fastest & can travel through only solids
EARTHQUAKES ANSWER- 400 S-WAVE
EARTHQUAKES -500 This spot is known as the?
EARTHQUAKES ANSWER- 500 EPICENTER
BOUNDARIES-100 What boundary is this?
BOUNDARIES ANSWER-100 OCEAN-OCEAN CONVERGENT
BOUNDARIES-200 What 2 land features form at this boundary?
BOUNDARIES ANSWER-200 OCEAN TRENCH & LAND VOLCANOES
DAILY DOUBLE
BOUNDARIES-300 What type of fault is depicted?
BOUNDARIES ANSWER-300 TRANSFORM FAULT
BOUNDARIES-400 What mountain ranges have been formed by this boundary?
BOUNDARIES ANSWER-400 HIMALAYA MTS & APPALACHIAN MTS
BOUNDARIES-500 What is an example of this boundary
BOUNDARIES ANSWER-500 EAST AFRICA RIFT VALLEY or the RED SEA