General Science-Plate Tectonics Flashcards
How hot is the interior of the earth?
3,000-4000 C
What prevents the heat in the interior part of earth from escaping?
The Solid Rock in the Earth’s upper mantle and crust.
The crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle are known as what?
Lithosphere
What does the Lithosphere consist of?
Around 30 separate pieces called plates.
The plates move slowly upon the more moveable mantle beneath the what?
Asthenosphere
What has the moving plates caused?
Continental landmasses to drift a part over the course of hundreds of millions of years.
Edges of the plates where they slide relative to each other.
Fault Lines
When plates slide along Fault Lines against each other, this often causes what?
Earthquakes
What 2 scales do scientists use to measure Earthquakes?
Richter Scale
Momentum Magnitude Scale (Intensity)
Which scale is used the most by people?
Richter Scale
Richter Scale ranges from what?
1-10
