Techtonics

Question 1

Collision boundary

Answer 1

Plates push against each other forming fold mountains or island arcs

Question 2

Conservative boundary

Answer 2

Plates move alongside each other causing earthquakes

Question 3

Constructive boundary

Answer 3

Plates move away from each other forming hotspots or rift valleys

Question 4

Destructive boundaries

Answer 4

A plate subducts another, causing fold mountains, island arcs or volcanoes

Question 5

Epicentre

Answer 5

The point on the earth’s surface directly above the focus

Question 6

Focus

Answer 6

The point in the ground at which the earthquake takes place

Question 7

Geographic Information System

Answer 7

A system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present spatial or geographic data

Question 8

Graben

Answer 8

The piece of sunken land in a rift valley

Question 9

Horst

Answer 9

The piece of raised land in a rift valley

Question 10

Magnetometer

Answer 10

An instrument used to measure magnetic forces

Question 11

Mercalli scale

Answer 11

A seismic scale based on the effect of an earthquake

Question 12

Richter scale

Answer 12

A seismic scale based on the magnitude of an earthquake

Question 13

Scarp slope

Answer 13

A steep slope that separates two flat areas