2013 Flashcards
What are the five layers of the atmosphere?
Troposphere {closest to the earth}, stratosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, exosphere
What are the four layers of the earth?
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
What layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
Stratosphere
In a convergent boundary, plates…
Move towards each other -> <-
In a divergent boundary, plates…
Move apart from each other
In transform boundaries, plates…
Slide past each other
Auroras are produced by…
The collision of solar winds
The movement of tectonic plates is caused by…
Convection currents in the lithosphere
How many major plates is the earth made up of?
Eight
The three subtypes of plate boundaries are…
Oceanic + oceanic
Continental + oceanic (subduction)
Continental + continental
Mudflows are formed when…
The contents of an explosion mix together
The ring of fire is located along what sort of plate boundaries eg destructive or constructive?
Destructive
Define ‘focus’
The point in the earth where the earthquake actually happened
Which is faster: p waves or S waves?
P waves
P waves are what sort of wave?
Longitudinal
