the plates slide past each other in opposite directions

the shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath the earths surface

location underground where the rock first fractured (breaks) due to stress(pressure)

a weak spot in the earths crust and magma reaches the surface

occurs when the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench

sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from mantle and erupt

a major volcanic belt that surrounds the Pacific ocean.

smaller quakes felt after the major event

large waves caused by underwater earthquakes

ID safety during earthquakes and volcanoes

E: stand in a doorway or near an inside wall, DROP, COVER, HOLD. V: cover your face, run to higher ground.

the earths crusts broken up into distinct plates (pieces). The plates are like puzzle pieces that are in constant motion.

molten material rises from the mantle, the magma/lava cools and adds new rock to the ocean floor.

ID types of boundaries and landforms that are created at each one

divergent: creates the mid-ocean ridge causes the Atlantic ocean to widen. Convergent: can form mountain ranges or trenches. Transform: San Andreas fault this boundary is responsible for many of California's earthquake

less dense heated fluid rises and sinks and more dense cooler fluids sink

Alfred wegeners theory that continents were all once connected and overtime have drifted apart.

list and ID layers of earth

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core.

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Term	Definition
divergent	the plates move apart
convergent	the plates come together.
transform	the plates slide past each other in opposite directions
earthquake	the shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath the earths surface
fault	location underground where the rock first fractured (breaks) due to stress(pressure)
volcanoes	a weak spot in the earths crust and magma reaches the surface
subduction	occurs when the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench
seismograph	records ground movements
mid-ocean ridge	sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from mantle and erupt
ring of fire	a major volcanic belt that surrounds the Pacific ocean.
aftershocks	smaller quakes felt after the major event
tsunamis	large waves caused by underwater earthquakes
ID safety during earthquakes and volcanoes	E: stand in a doorway or near an inside wall, DROP, COVER, HOLD. V: cover your face, run to higher ground.
plate tectonics	the earths crusts broken up into distinct plates (pieces). The plates are like puzzle pieces that are in constant motion.
sea-floor spreading	molten material rises from the mantle, the magma/lava cools and adds new rock to the ocean floor.
ID types of boundaries and landforms that are created at each one	divergent: creates the mid-ocean ridge causes the Atlantic ocean to widen. Convergent: can form mountain ranges or trenches. Transform: San Andreas fault this boundary is responsible for many of California's earthquake
convection currents	less dense heated fluid rises and sinks and more dense cooler fluids sink
crust	earths outer most layer
pangaea	Supercontinent
mantle	earths thickest layer
outer core	has a liquid nature
inner core	believed to be a solid
continental drift	Alfred wegeners theory that continents were all once connected and overtime have drifted apart.
list and ID layers of earth	crust, mantle, outer core, inner core.

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