Progress Assessment Flashcards
(28 cards)
What are the layers of earth
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
How thick is the crust
5-70km
How thick is the mantle
Approx 2900km
How thick is the outer core
Approx 2200km
How thick is the inner core
Approx 1200km
Temperature of crust
Coldest layer
Temperature of mantle
1000-3700
Temperature of outer core
4500-5500
Temperature of inmer core
5200
What is the crust made of
Solid rock that is broken up into pieces called tectonic plates. It contains rock and minerals
What is the mantle made of
Semi-molten rock called magma
What is the outer core made of
Liquid iron and nickel
What is the inner core made of
Iron and nickel
What is wegners theory
The earth used to be one continent called pangea
What is the jigsaw fit theory
Continents fit logether like a puzzle. An example is India and eurasia.
What is the study of fossils theory
Continents were once together. Similar fossils on different continents and the dinosaurs couldn’t swim
What are the 3 types of plate boundaries
Divergent, conservstive, collision
Where are conservative plate boundaries found
Fault between san andreas and los angeles
Where are collision plate boundaries found
Himalayas
Features produced from divergent plate boundaries
Smaller or non violent volcanoes
Features produced from conservative plate boundaries
Really strong and violent earthquakes / tsunamis
Features produced from collision plate boundaries
Fold mountains and earthquakes
Impacs of the haiti earthquake
220000 people wer killed
300000 people were injured
Over 80% of the population have less than 1 pound per day
2 million people had now food or water
8 hospitals were damaged
100000 houses were damaged
Power cuts
4000 inmates escapes
Trapped dead bodies
Lots of people stealing
Government building collapsed
Roads damaged
80% of schools destroyed
Diseases spread
1.3 million people wee made homeless
45% of buildings were destroyed
Whats a nuclear power
It is electric power generated by a nuclear reactor