Planet Earth Flashcards

(20 cards)

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4 Layers of earth

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Inner core, outer core,mantle, crust

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Crust

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Two types of crust continental and oceanic plates
3500,000,000 years old (continental) 
200, 000, 000 (oceanic)
Oceanic 6 km
Continental 55 km
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Mantle

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2900 Km
Most mass of earth
Process convection (moving hot rocks in all directions)
Magnesium and iron

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4
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Outer core

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Liquid Iron and nickel
2000 Km
3000°C
Molten matter/state (rocks)
First section of core.
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Inner core

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1350 Km
5000°C
The mass is in a liquid state of rock and has extreme pressure
It is a solid state of Iron and nickel with 4,000,000 atmospheres in its state

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Pangaea

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Earth state 200 million years ago

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After Pangaea

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Single landmass began to crack and divide due to the slow currents of the magma beaneth

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8
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Today form off earth

Wengeners Continental drift evidence

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Similar types of fossil animals and plants Found in places off to South America and Africa
East coast of South America and west coast of Africa fit together like a jigsaw puzzle
Matching rock formations and mountain chains are found in both South America and Africa

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9
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Permian period

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225 million years ago Pangaea formed

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Triassic period

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200 million years ago

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Jurassic period

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150 million years ago

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12
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Cretaceous period

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65 million years ago

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13
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Present day

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Modern and normal shape of continents

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Constructive or divergent plate Boundry

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Mantle currents of magma pull apart the two plate creating a gap which is filled in by magma creating a mountain or volcano on mainland or in the ocean

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15
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Destructive convergent boundary

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As the two plates pressed against each other the oceanic plate is heavier so it is subducted the continental plate causing a Tsunami which is caused by an earthquake and interfering with the mantle which causes enough pressure to cause a volcano

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16
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Conservative plate boundary

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Two plates slide past each other creating a sudden release of energy causing an earthquake.

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Collision plate boundary

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Two plates press against each other creating a fold mountain range

18
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Earthquake

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Focus
Faults
Epicentre
Shockwaves or seismic waves

19
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Earth quake measured

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Richter scale
Seismograph
Seismogram

20
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Earthquake proof building

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Steel bars in criss-cross pattern
Shock absorbers (Rubber) and airspace and deep foundation
Near open space
Paremyd or triangular shape low top and wide bottom
Counter balance weight
Light and cheap material
Firm windows 
Flexible buliding