Chapter 5 Lesson 2 Flashcards
The large sections that make up Earth’s crust and upper mantle are called
Plates
When plates slowly ram into each other, they can form bended Rock layers called
Folds
A long, narrow crack in the Earths crust is called a
Fault
Tall landforms caused by folding or faulting are called
Mountains
If a rock in the Earth’s crust suddenly shakes a (what) occurs.
Earthquake
Underwater Earthquake can cause huge ocean waves called
Tsunamis
The source of an Earthquake creates
Seismic waves
A tool that graphs waves as wavy lines is called a
Seismograph
Seismic waves travel at different (what) along Earths (what) and (what) Earths interior
Speed, surface, through interior
Some volcanos form over thin places in Earths crust, called
Hot spots
Most volcanos form near( what) edges
Plates
A volcano productions melted rock called
Which erupts onto the air as
Magma ,lava
In the Pacific Ocean an example of volcanoes that formed over a hot spot in the islands
Hawaiian
A volcano is a opening where
In the Earths crust
Name the two kinds of lava
Magma and lava