Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Mountain Ranges Flashcards
A volcano with accounts of eruption documented
within 10,000 years
Active Volcano
A big body of land on the globe
Continent
A vibration of Earth due to the rapid release of energy
Earthquake
The location on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
Epicenter
The exact site of the origin of an earthquake, below the epicenter
Focus
The liquid rock below the Earth’s surface
Magma
A landmass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
Mountain
A chain of mountains
Mountain Range
Earthquake waves
Seismic Wave
The first type of seismic wave to be recorded in a seismic station, these compression waves are the fastest and travel through solids, liquids, and gases
Primary Wave
The second type of earthquake wave to be recorded in a seismic station; these shearing waves are stronger than P-waves, but only move through solids
Secondary Wave
The graphical record of an earthquake
Seismogram
A Japanese term for “big wave in the port;” generated during undersea quakes
Tsunami
A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor and gas is being or have been erupted from the earth’s crust
Volcano
A measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of an earthquake
Seismograph
The outermost layer of the Earth
Crust
The crust and upper mantle make up Earth’s?
Lithosphere
The continuously moving part of the earth’s crust
Plate
Theory that states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving
Plate Tectonics
A type of earthquake that happens when the shifting of Earth’s plates is driven by the sudden release of energy within some limited region of the rocks of Earth.
Tectonic
What happens when a submarine earthquake causes a huge amount of water to be displaced?
Tsunami
Plate that pushes the Philippine
Plate toward the Eurasian Plate
Pacific Plate
100km thick layer of solid rock including the crust
Lithosphere
Upper mantle that lies beneath the lithosphere. Have rocks that is softer due to higher pressure and high temperatures.
Asthenosphere
Forms the foundation of plate tectonics
Convection in the Asthenosphere
According to this theory, the entire lithosphere of the earth is broken into numerous segments called plates.
Plate Tectonics Theory
7 Large Plates (AAEINSP)
African
Antarctic
Eurasian
Indo-Australia
North American
South American
Pacific
Earthquake, epicenters, active volcanoes and moving plates in the Pacific Ring of Fire are situated in the _______ location.
same location
