Earthquakes and volcanoes

Hots spots are...

• Volcanically active areas under a thin spot of a tectonic plate

• The way Hawaii was created

• Areas where earthquakes for frequently

• Not scary at all

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Shield Volcanoes have a______ eruption

• Loud

• Quiet

• Scary

• Cool

two types of magma are

• Hot and Cold

• Iron and Lithium

• Mafic and Felsic

• Basalt and Granite

This is the area beneath the Earth's surface where the earthquake begins

• epicenter
• focus
• fault line
• tectonic plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

One piece of evidence that supports Alfred Wegner's hypothesis is that...

• fossils of the same species are found on different continents.

• the same magnetic directions exist on different continents.

• land bridges still exist that connect major continents.

• major land rivers on different continents match

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The presence of the same ________ on several continents supports the idea of continental drift.

• rocks
• fossils
• both fossils and rocks
• neither fossils nor rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is magma called when it reaches the surface of Earth?

• Lava

• viscosity

• toxic gas

Which layer of Earth is LIQUID?

• upper mantle
• lower mantle
• outer core
• inner core

In what type of boundary is the only feature created going to be Mountains?

• Oceanic to Oceanic Convergence

• Oceanic to Continental Convergence

• Rift Valleys

• Continental to Continental Convergence

What was the name of the super continent that existed about 250 million years ago?

• Lurasia

• Taiga

• Clubber Lang

• Pangaea