Ch 25 Flashcards

(39 cards)

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

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Hess discovered a system of mountains ranges on the seafloor separated by valleys

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Rift Valley

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A long, narrow depression

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Convergent Plate Boundary

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The boundary where two plates collide

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Subduction

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When a denser plate dives beneath a less dense plate

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Divergent Plate Boundary

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Two plates move along a mid-ocean ridge.

Two moving plates apart

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Transform Plate Boundary

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Plates slide horizontally past each other in the opposite direction

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Earthquake

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when tectonic plates move in the Earths crust

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Fault

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responsibility for an accident or misfortune

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9
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Elastic Rebound

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what happens to the crustal material on either side of a fault during an earthquake

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10
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Focus

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the center of interest or activity

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Epicenter

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the point on the Earth’s surface directly above a hypocenter or focus

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12
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Who came up with the Continental Drift hypothesis.

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Alfred Wegener

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13
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what were some evidence that Wegener used to support his hypothesis

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  1. Fossils(Large Land Animals Fossils)
  2. Coast Line( matched up like puzzle pieces)
  3. Mountain Ranges( matched up with same rock type and ages)
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14
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What was the name of the Super Continent

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Pangia

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15
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Who came up with the Sea Floor Hypothesis

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Harry Hess

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16
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How did he discover Seafloor Spreading Hypothesis

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What are the three types of plate boundaries

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Divergent boundary, Convergent boundary, Transform boundary

18
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subduction zones only happen with what type that boundaries

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convergent plate boundaries

19
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How do Divergent Plate Boundary’s move?

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They divide( They move apart)

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What are some examples of Divergent Plate Boundarys

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  1. Mid Ocean Ridge(Oceanic Crust)

2. East African Rift( 2 Continental Crust)

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How do Transform Plate boundary’s move

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Slide past each other

22
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what is a example of a transform Boundary

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San Andres Fault ( Continental Crust )

23
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What is a Convection Current

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  1. Magma heats up, becomes less dense and rises

2. Magma cools down and gets dense, then sinks down

24
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What plate boundary has shallow earthquakes

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Divergent and Transform

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Which plate boundary has deep earthquakes
Convergent
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What type of stress that acts upon rock moment
1. compression stress 2. a tension stress 3. a sheer stress 4. torsion stress
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What are the two types of deformation
1. Elastic | 2. Plastic
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What happens to the rock or the material when elastic deformation happens
The material goes back to its original shape
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What happens to the rock or the material when plastic deformation happens
It takes on a new shape
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How many types of seismic waves are there
1. Primary 2. Secondary 3. Surface
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What type of seismic Wave is the fastest
P-Waves
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What type of wave is a primary wave
It's a compression wave
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What type of materials can P-wave pass through
1. Solids | 2. Liquids
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What type of wave is an s-wave
Transverse
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What type of materials can an s-wave pass through
1. Solids
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Which wave is the most does the most damage
Surface waves
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What are the two scales help measure earthquakes
1. Richter Scale | 2. Mercalli Scale
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What does the Richter scale measure in a earthquake
The amount of energy
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What does the Mercalli scale measure
The amount of measurable damage