Science: 1st Periodical Exam Flashcards
A region between the plates are aptly called?
Plate boundaries
A fracture in the Earth’s when plates move is called?
Faults
The plates move away from each other, that causes mid-oceanic ridges to form
Divergent Plate Boundary
The plates slide towards each other
Convergent Plate Boundary
When one plate moves underneath the other
Subduction zone
The plates slide against each other in opposite directions
Transform Plate Boundary
The most dangerous plate boundary that causes Earthquakes
Transform Plate Boundary
Surface slide in parallel but opposite direction
Strike-Slip Fault
Where the seismic energy is first released
Focus or Hypocenter
The point on the crust of the Earth directly above the focus is the what?
Epicenter
Refers to the shaking of the ground as a result of interaction of the plates
Earthquake
The process of forming mountains and mountain ranges
Orogenesis
The largest supercontinent
Pangea
Surrounded by one ocean
Panthalassa
After Pangea drifted apart, it formed two smaller supercontinents
Laurasia and Gondwana
A process in which it continually circulates between and among the oceans, air, land, and all living things
Hydrologic/Water Cycle
The process of movement and filtration of rainwater into several layers of soil and porous rocks
Percolation
The daily use of water in the household
Domestic water use
This consumes the most water
Agricultural water use
The use of water that does not divert water from its source
In-Stream water use
These pollutants come from an identifiable source such as those discharged by factories
Point source
The pollution comes from a flowing source and reaches other places
Transboundary Pollution
The process of removing dissolved salts from ocean water to increase freshwater supply is called
Desalination
An undeground resorvoir of water is called
Aquifer
