Social Studies - Power of the Planet Flashcards
What makes tectonic plates move?
They move by the convection currents in the mantle. Heat from the core e\heats the mantle which then rises
Definition of plate boundairies:
Where 2 or more plates meet which is referred to a plate boundary
Which is a divergent boundary?
When they move away from each other horizontally and new crust is generated.
Which is a convergent boundary?
When they move towards each other and crust is consumed in the mantle.
Which is a transform boundary?
When they move beside each other vertically and crust is neither created or consumed.
What is the continental crust?
When it is located beneath land masses and between 35-70km deep
What is the oceanic crust?
located beneath deep ocean and between 5-8km deep
Who is Alfred Wagener?
He was a German scientist who said that all the Earth land masses had been joined all together over 300 million years.
What is Pangaea?
Pangaea was the first major continent when Alfred knew all the land masses had been joined together. Pangaea broke into Laurasia and Gonduwana. (entire earth)
What are transform boundaries?
When two tectonic plates are sliding past each other and when associated with landforms are fault lines. A great example is the San Andreas Fault.
What are collision boundairies?
When two continental plates collide and neither can sink so fold mountains get created
What are destructive boundairies?
When the plates are moving towards each other, subducts and results in the formation of a ocean trench.
What are landforms that associated with destructive boundairies?
Ocean trenches
Stratovolcanoes
Caldera volcanoes
Fold mountains
What is subduction?
When the heavier oceanic plate slides under the lighter continental plate.
What is the landform cycle?
Uplift
Weathering
Erosion
Transportation
Deposition
What is uplift?
The process by which the Earth’s surface slowly rises.
What are the 3 forms of uplift?
Volcanic
Faulting
Folding
What is volcanic uplift?
After a volcanic eruption when there are deformations with the ground due to plate collision
Where are the hotspots in NZ?
Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Timaru and were active from 15-2 million years ago.
What is the difference between magma and lava?
Magma is the molten rock underneath the earth whilst lava is created when the magma has reached to the surface of volcanoes
What different types of volcanoes are there?
Caldera
Shield cone
Dome volcano
Scoria cone
What is viscocity?
The thickness of a fluid and its ability to flow.