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.
