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The Restless Earth Flashcards

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How thick is the earths crust?

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60-70km, 5-8km

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What temperature is the earths mantle?

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400•C - 2000•C

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What state is the earths mantle?

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Semi-solid

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What temperature is the earths outer core?

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2000-2500

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What state is the earths outer core?

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Liquid

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What temperature is the earth inner core?

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2500-3000

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What state is the earth inner core?

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Solid

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What is the earth inner core made of?

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Iron and nickel

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What are the thinnest and thickest layers in the earths structure?

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Thinnest- crust

Thickest- mantle

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Name the 8 plate boundaries

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African

Antarctic
Eurasian
Nazra
Indo- Australian
North-American
South-American
Pacific

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Name the 3 types of plate boundaries

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Constructive (divergent)

Destructive (convergent)
Conservative (wrench/tear/fault)

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Formation of constructive plate boundaries

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  1. Convection current pulls plates apart
  2. Mantle rises through plates
  3. Magma solidifies and makes new material
  4. Underwater volcano/oceanic ridge formed
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Two types of destructive plate boundary

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  1. Subduction
  2. Collision
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Formation of subduction plate boundaries

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  1. Oceanic plate is more sense so it sinks below continental plate
  2. Oceanic plate melts making it’s less dense than the continental plate
  3. Oceanic plate rises and creates volcano
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Formation of collision plate boundaries

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  1. Two plates of same density are pulled together by convection current
  2. They collide and push up to form fold mountains
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Conservative plate boundaries

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  1. Two plates slide past each other at different speeds (same or different direction)
  2. Friction created
  3. Plates finally jerk past each other release tension and energy
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3 types of volcanoes

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  1. Shield volcano
  2. Dome volcano
  3. Composite volcano
18
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Shield volcanoes

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  • gently sloping sides
  • low silica content
  • runny lava
  • erupt frequently but gently
  • oceanic ridges
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Dome volcanoes

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  • steep, convex sides
  • high silica content
  • viscous and acidic lava
  • erupt less frequently and violently
20
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Composite volcano

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  • have a secondary/parasitic vent
  • alternate layers of ash and lava
  • look like come volcano
  • when main vent is blocked a secondary develops
  • erupt v. infrequently but v. violently
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How to monitor/predict volcanoes

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  • testing gases
  • measurement of land
  • tutmeters measure changes in angles
  • flow can be predicted
  • robots can be sent into volcanoes to test soil/rock changes
22
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Super volcanoes

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  • much bigger
  • emit 1000km^3 of material
  • appear as large depressions/calderas
23
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Formation of super volcanoes

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  1. Rising magma can’t escape
  2. Large bulge forms
  3. Cracks on surface of bugle emit gas
  4. Roof of magma chamber collapses and large depression forms
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Earthquakes

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Occur when plates move at major fault lines

25
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Which plate boundaries do earthquakes occur at

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All 4 types, mainly destructive+constructive plate boundaries

26
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What scales are used to measure earthquakes

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Mercalli scale and Richter scale

27
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Name of device which ensures magnitude of earthquake

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Seismograph

28
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Richter scale is a _____ scale

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Logarithmic

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Focus point

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Where ye rock moves and seismic waves are produced

30
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Epicentre

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Directly above the focus point on the earths surface

31
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6 variables which determine earthquake damage

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1 size

2 emergency services
3 buildings
4 time of day
5 education
6 physical landscape

32
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Monitoring and predicting earthquakes

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  • geologists measure earths activity around the world
  • tremors plotted by geological surveys on major fault lines
33
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Preparing for earthquakes

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  • education in MDCs
  • houses interiorly designed to withstand earthquakes
  • buildings built to withstand earthquakes (low centre of gravity)
  • emergency services well prepared
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Tsunamis

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Total waves which are triggered by an underwater earthquake

35
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What speed to tsunamis travel at?

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400-600 kph

36
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What’s the primary and secondary effect of a tsunami?

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Primary- displacement of oceanic plate

Secondary- displacement if water

37
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How far will 2 crests be from each other in a tsunami?

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Regular wave- 100m

Tsunami- 200km

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