geography Flashcards

(29 cards)

1
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the earth is made up of how many layers

A

1 crust
2 mantle
3 outer core
4 inner core

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2
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what is the crust

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the crust is the outside layer

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3
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what is the mantle

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the mantle is the next one after the crust

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4
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what is the core

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the centre of the earth

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5
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what is the crust made of

A

solid rock

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6
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what is the mantle made of

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magma

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7
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what is the core made of

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iron and nickel

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8
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what is the hottest part of the earth

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core

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9
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how hot is the core

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6000C

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10
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when is magma turn to lava

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when it is at the surface

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11
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what is the hottest part of the earth?

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core

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12
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WHAT is pangaea

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when all the continents were joined together

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13
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what is an active volcano

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it regularly erupt

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14
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what is a dormant volcano

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that might erupted again

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15
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when a volcano is extinct, what does it mean

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will not erupt again

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16
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what is the primary type of farming in mountainous areas

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cattle and sheep

17
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when is folded mountains form

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when two plates collide

18
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what is magma

A

semi melted rock

19
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what is the two different types of plates

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1 continental plates
2 oceanic plates

20
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what is a plate boundary

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the line where two plates meet

21
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what is convection currents

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when magma in the mantle is moved around in a circular motion it causes plates to move.

22
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explain convection currents

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1 magma is heated in the core
2 it rises toward the crust
3 it cools down and moves sideways
4 this causes friction and pulls the plates
5 the magma cools and sinks back down
6 it is then repeated

23
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what is plate tectonics

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the study of plates and their movement

24
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what does continental drift mean

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when Pangaea continents broke up and separated to their present position

25
what is the mid Atlantic ridge
the boundary where the American plate is separating from the European plate
26
what happens when plates collide
1 plates that collide have destructive boundaries. 2 crust is destroyed 3 the heavier plate melts back into the mantle 4 the lighter plate is lifted up to form Fold mountains.
27
what happens when plates separate
1 plates that separate have constructive boundaries. 2 new crust is created 3 plates that separate form - 1 volcanic Mountains 2 Volcanic islands - iceland 3 mid ocean ridges - European plate and north American plate
28
what happens when plates slide past each other
1 Plates that slide past each other has passive boundaries 2 they cause earthquakes and fault lines 3 the san Andreas fault in California is a fault line that is created when pacific plate is sliding past the north American plate
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what are the Andes
fold mountains that formed when the NAZCA plate collided with the south American plate