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Earth Layers/Plate Tectonics/Seismic Activity Flashcards

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1
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What are the layers of the earth in order?

A

Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

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What is the continental crust mostly made of?

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Granite

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Which is thicker, the continental crust or the oceanic crust?

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Continental crust

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How much of the earth’s surface does the continental crust make up?

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25%

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What is the oceanic crust made of?

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Basalt

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How much of the earth’s surface does the oceanic crust make up?

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75%

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7
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What is the thickest layer of the earth?

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The mantle

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How much of earths volume is the mantle?

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82%

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9
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The upper mantle is part of what?

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The lithosphere

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10
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Where is the athenosphere located?

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The middle mantle

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11
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How many miles thick is the outer core?

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1400 miles

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12
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What is the outer core made of?

A

Nickel and iron

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13
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The flow of the inner core creates earths ________ field

A

Magnetic

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14
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The inner core of the earth has extremely high _____ and _____

A

Temperatures and pressure

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15
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The inner core is made of

A

Nickel and iron

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16
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The inner core makes up how much of the earths mass?

A

1/3

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17
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What are plate tectonics?

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The earths crust is made of 12 different plates moved in various directions

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18
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Tectonic plates are made of what?

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The lithosphere

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19
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The plates of lithosphere are moved around by the underlying hot mantle convection cells in the ______

A

Athenosphere

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In what 3 ways do tectonic plates move? 

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Divergent, convergent and transform plate boundaries

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21
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Divergent plates move away or towards each other?

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Away

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22
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Example of divergent plate boundary?

A

Iceland

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23
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Convergent plate boundaries move away or towards each other?

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Toward

24
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Example of a convergent boundary?

A

Cascade mountains

25
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Transform plate boundaries move how?

A

They move past each other

26
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Example of a transform plate boundary 

A

San Andreas Fault

27
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What are subduction zones?

A

When the oceanic crust sinks into the mantle beneath continental crust melting the rock

28
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What are earthquakes?

A

When two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another

29
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What causes earthquakes

A

When tectonic plates slip past one another

30
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What is the Fault?

A

The surface where the tectonic plates move past each other

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What is the hypocenter?

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The location BELOW the earths surface where the earthquake starts

32
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What is the epicenter?

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The location directly above where the earthquake happens ON the surface of the earth

33
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What are foreshocks?

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Smaller earthquakes that happen BEFORE the larger earthquake

34
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What are aftershocks?

A

Smaller earthquakes that happen AFTER the main shock

35
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What is the main shock?

A

The largest, main earthquake

36
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What is a tsunami?

A

A sea wave that is formed when large amounts of sea floor move

37
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What causes a tsunami?

A

Water displacement such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides

38
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What are the signs of a tsunami?

A

Hard ground shaking, a sudden sea level withdrawal, or they can cause loud booming noises.

39
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How big are tsunamis?

A

Over a hundred feet to 1,720 feet high

40
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Is a tsunami in a rogue, wave the same thing? 

A

No

41
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What is a mega tsunami? 

A

A very large wave created by a large sudden displacement of material into a body of water

42
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What is a volcano?

A

A vent or opening in the earths surface which molten rock, gasses and ash erupt

43
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How are volcanoes formed? 

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When magma works its way to the surface and erupts to form lava flows and ash deposits

44
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What are the different stages of volcanoes? 

A

Active, dormant, and extinct

45
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Example of an active volcano

A

Mount Vesuvius in Italy

46
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Example of a dormant volcano

A

Mount Fuji in Japan

47
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Why do volcanoes erupt? 

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When gas bubbles inside magma expand and cause pressure to build up

48
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What are cinder cones?

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Circular oval cones made up of small fragments of lava from a single vent that have been blown into the air

49
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What are composite volcanoes?

A

Steep sized volcanoes composed of many layers of volcanic rock

50
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What is an example of a cinder cone?

A

Paricutin

51
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What is an example of a composite volcano?

A

Mount Rainier

52
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What are shield volcanoes?

A

Shaped like a bowl or shield in the middle with long gentle slopes

53
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Example of a shield volcano?

A

Mount Kilauea

54
Q

What is Lahar?

A

Type of mudflow composed of pyroclastic material, rocky debris and water.

55
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Why is Lahar so dangerous? 

A

Because it is liquid and when it stops moving it solidifies

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