Restless Earth Flashcards
Caldera
A large ridge forming the edge of a super volcano, where the original cone has either collapsed or been destroyed in a large eruption
Conservative plate margin
A plate margin where the tectonic plates are sliding past each other
Constructive plate margin
A plate margin where the tectonic plates are moving apart
Continental crust
The part of the Earth’s crust that makes the continents
Destructive plate margins
A plate margin where the tectonic plates collide
Epicentre
The point on the ground directly above the focus of an earthquake
Focus
The point of origin of an earthquake
Magnitude
The size of an earthquake
Oceanic crust
The part of the crust which is below the ocean
Ocean trench
A deep depression on the ocean floor formed at the subduction zone of destruction plate margins
Plates
The large pieces of broken crust that covers the Earth
Plate margin
Boundary between two tectonic plates
Prediction
Forecasting future change
Primary effects
Impacts of a natural disaster that happened immediately or soon after the event
Response
The way in which people react to a situation e.g. An earthquake
