Chapter 25 Flashcards
System of mountains ranges on the seafloor separated by valleys
Mid-Ocean ridge ( MOR )
A long, Narrow depression called…
Rift Valleys
The Boundary where two plates collide is called….
Convergent Plate Boundary
The denser plate dives beneath the continent in a process called….
Subduction
The Boundary between two plates that are moving apart is called….
Divergent Plate Boundary
Type of boundary where plates slide horizontally past each other in opposite directions called…..
Transform Plate Boundary
EarthquakeIs the sudden movement or vibration of the ground that occurs when the rocks slip and slide along enormous cracks in Earth’s crust called faults
Earthquake
a crack in Earth’s crust along which rock has moved
Faults
The Sudden release of strain energy as rock moves along a fault is called…
Elastic Bound
The point of origin for an earthquake is called….
Focus
The point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus is called….
Epicenter
Which type of plate boundaries have shallow earthquakes?
Divergent and transform boundaries
Which plate boundaries has deep earthquakes?
Convergent plate boundaries
What types of stress can be applied to rocks to cause movement?
Compression stress
A Tension stress
A shear stress
Torsion stress
What are the types of deformation that can be cause due to stress?
Elastic and Plastic
What happens to the material when elastic deformation happens ?
The object deforms and returns back to the original shape
What happen to the material when plastic when deformation happens?
Deforms and remains in a new shape
How many type of seismic waves are there?
3 Types of seismic
- Primary waves
- Secondary waves
- Surface waves
Which wave moves at the fastest speed?
P Waves
What type of wave is a P wave?
A compression wave
What type of material can P wave travel through?
Solid and liquids
What type of wave are secondary waves?
Transverse
What type of material can s waves travel through?
Solids
Which wave is the most complex and damaging ?
Surface wave
