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PLATE TECTONICS Flashcards

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PLATE

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rigid section of the earths crust

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LITMOSPHERE

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top of mantle and the crust

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FOLD MOUNTAINS

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destructive

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VOLCANOES

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destructive & constructve

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EARTHQUAKES

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constructive & conservative

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OUTER CORE

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iron & nickel, semi molten

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INNER CORE

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^6000 degrees, solid

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MANTLE

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semi molten, convection currents

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OCEANIC

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mainly basalt, subducts

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CONTINENTAL

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older than oceanic

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DESTRUCTIVE

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oceanic under continental
continental folds up & oceanic melts due to heat and pressure
magma rises and explodes as lava

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CONSTRUCTIVE

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plates diverge, magma rises & quakes
magma reaches surface = new land
creates undersea mnts & v.noes
these rise & break apart = islands

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CONSERVATIVE

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plates in opp directions/ same at diff speeds

friction builds up = earthquakes

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FOCUS

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point where energy is released

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EPICENTRE

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point on surface directly above focus

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HAZARD

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phenomenon which can cause loss of life, injury economic/ environmental damage

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ACTIVE VOLCANOE

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erupted in last century

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DORMANT VOLCANOE

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not erupted for ventures but may erupt again

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EXTINCT VOLCANOE

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not expected to erupt again

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LAVA BOMBS

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chunks over 65mm diameter

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ASH CLOUD

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small pieces of pulverised glass and rock less than 2mm diameter

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TEPHRA

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all fragments of volcanic rock blasted into air

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LAHARS

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mud flow, rock and water ^50km/hr

+ ice and water = 10x original size

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NUEE ARDENTE

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viscous magma erupts at certain conditions = glowing cloud

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PYROCLASTIC FLOW

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ground hugging avalanche or hot ask, rock and gas

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AFTERSHOCKS

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tremors that occur after large earthquakes

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SEISMIC WAVE

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way in which energy travels through crust during earthquake

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RICHTER SCALE

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logarithmic scale used to express earthquake magnitude

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TSUNAMI

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large wave generated by tectonic movements in ocean floor

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