Unique New Zealand Flashcards
What is a divergent boundary
move apart
What is a transforming boundary
move side by side
What is a converging boundary
move together. pushed
What is the outcome of a divergent boundary
sea floor spreading, conveyor belt
What is the outcome of a transforming boundary
earthquakes
What is the outcome of a converging boundary
mountain ranges are formed
Evidence of pangea
The different continents fit together like a puzzle, there is evidence of fossles across many different countries
what are the different layers of the earth (main)
- crust
- mantle
- outer core
- inner core
How are earthquakes measured
The Richter scale
What are the different types of volcanoes
cone, shield and lava cone
what are the different types of explosions
Explosive - sticky and lotrs of bubbles
effusive - runny and not many bubbles
what are convection currents
transfer heat from one place to another by mass motion of a fluid such as water, air or molten rock.
