Geo- The wider world and tectonics Flashcards
list the structure of the earth
inner core, outer core , mantle, crust
list the 8 major tectonic plates
Eurasian, pacific, north American, south American, African , Indian , Australian , Antarctic.
what country had a earthquake on the 12 th of January
Haiti
what tectonic plate does Haiti sit on
conservitive
what comes out of volcanoes with
gas steam dust lava
what type rock is commonly made after an volcanoes eruption
IGNIOUS ROCKS
were is the lava stored in a volcano
magma chamber
what are the holes in the side of a volcano called
secondary cones
what is the main hole called in a volcane
crater
were can you most commonly find volcanoes and earthquakes
convergent plate boundary
what are convection currents and why are they important
they are the movement of magma and they create seafloor spreading.
why was the Haiti earthquake so bad
poor economy, bad architecture, bad healthcare
how are tsunamis created
an earthquake happens in the water causing the water to bounce up in the air.
what is nuclear power
nuclear power works be evaporating water by warming up by radiation then it spins turbines as it goes through tubes then the gas condenses back to water and it restarts the cycle.
what cause the Chernobyl disaster.
A team who did not look after the cooling rods correctly blew it up.
what counties are in BRIC
Brazil Russia India China
what countries are in MINT
Mexico Indonesia Nigeria Turkey
what do super powers need to be a super power
Size, population, reassures, military power, economic power, culture, political power.
Define what a super power is
A super power is a country which is leading in 7 diffrent catacories.
What is GDP
Gross domestic product
Name a 5 diffrent superpowers
Usa, Uk, China, India, Russia
Name a theory of of plate movment
Tectonic drift
What reactor blew up in chernobyl
Reactor 4
How many tones of radioactive gases were released
190
What year was the cernobyl disaster
1986
What were some of the effects for other countrys
No meat as the food was all conanimated
Why is nuclear power so good
It rarly brecks and it can work with any weather and its eco freindly
How can you detect a tsunami
Placing boys in the water with simic detectors sending info to base that can warn other countries
What is high silica lava
Thick soilder lava
How can you tell if a volcanone will erupt
If the outer edge of the volcano deforms and bulges out it is bound to explode
What is gloablisation
Gloablisation is the use of other contries to produce items for cheeper
