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WLD Y3 - Geography > Mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes > Flashcards

Mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes Flashcards

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What is a fault line?

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A tectonic plate boundary

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What is a mountain range?

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A group of mountains formed along plate boundaries

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What is a fold mountain?

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A mountain formed by tectonic plates crumpling and folding

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What is an active volcano?

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A volcano that has erupted in the last 10,000 years

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What is a dormant volcano?

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A volcano that hasn’t erupted in a long time but may erupt again

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What is an extinct volcano?

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A volcano that hasn’t erupted in the last 10,000 years

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A shield volcano is…

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Formed at a constructive plate boundary

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A composite volcano is…

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Formed at a destructive plate boundary

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Where is the Ring of Fire?

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The Pacific Ocean

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What is a mantle plume?

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An area under the Earth’s crust which is abnormally hot

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What is a hot spot?

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An area above the mantle plume where the crust melts causing volcanic activity

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A subduction zone is when…

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A heavier oceanic plate is forced beneath a continental plate

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Geothermal means…

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Energy from the heat of the Earth

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What is magma?

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Molten (liquid) rock in the Earth’s mantle

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What is lava?

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Magma that has reached the Earth’s surface

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What is a fissure?

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A crack in the land formed by tectonic activity

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A tsunami is…

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An earthquake beneath the ocean, causing huge waves

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What are the Earth’s main layers?

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Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

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What is the Ring of Fire?

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A plate boundary where lots of volcanic activity occurs

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Tectonic plates are…

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Pieces of the Earth that constantly move. They can move away, slide against or collide

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How does an earthquake occur?

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Tectonic plates conintually move in different directions over time, friction causes energy to build up, it is released and creates a shock wave

22
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Name some dangers of living near a volcano

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Earthquake, landslide, tsunami, pyroclastic flow, lava flow, ash fall

23
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Name some benefits of living near an earthquake

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nutrient-rich soil, tourism, geothermal energy, mining minerals

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What is the full name of a GIS system?

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Geographic information system

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What does a GIS system do?

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A source of evidence used to interpret geographic data

26
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The moment magnitude scale is used to…

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Measure the strength of earthquakes

WLD Y3 - Geography (3 decks)

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