A plate boundary where plates move apart from one another is called a (a)   plate boundary.

A plate boundary where plates squeeze together is called a (a)   plate boundary.

A plate boundary where plates slide past one another in the same direction at different speeds is called a (a)   plate boundary.

A plate boundary where plates slide past one another in opposite directions is called a (a)   plate boundary.

A super-continent that formed roughly 250 million years ago through continental drift, is called (a)   .

Who suggested the Theory of Continental Drift? (a)  

List the three kinds of convergent plate boundaries:

A (a)   is a seam where two or more plates meet.

What is happening to the seafloor in the Pacific Ocean, as a result of plate movement?

What is happening to the seafloor in the Atlantic Ocean, as a result of plate movement?

Who first noticed the puzzle-like fit of the continents on a map, which later led to the science of plate tectonics? (a)  

Earth’s crust and part of the mantle are broken into sections called (a)   .

The Theory of Continental Drift states: _______ suggested that all the continents were once joined as one large land mass called _______. Over time land masses have moved slowly to their current positions.

(a)  

How do fossils serve as proof for Continental Drift Theory?

How does the climate provide proof for Continental Drift Theory?

How do rocks provide proof for Continental Drift Theory?

List three ways in which plates interact with one another:

Where do volcanoes usually form?

Increasing (a)   from a magma chamber deep in the earth, causes a volcano to erupt.

What name is given to a loop of volcanoes that line the edge of the Pacific Plate?

(a)  

Explain how a volcano ends up as a cone shape.

A volcano that is “sleeping” and could erupt again eventually, is said to be (a)   .

Solid material that is ejected from a volcano is called (a)   .

A volcano that is “dead” and no longer has the ability to erupt, is said to be (a)   .

What is the difference between magma and lava?

List the three categories of volcanoes: _______ volcano, _______ volcano, _______ volcano.

(a)  

Which type of volcano can have alternating eruptions of ash and lava?

(a)  

What is happening where the Cocos Plate and Nazca Plate meet?

(a)  

Which plate is sandwiched between the South American Plate and the Antarctic Plate?

(a)  

Which plate contains the Pacific Ocean?

(a)  

What forces are at work where the Australian Plate meets the Pacific Plate?

(a)  

What is happening where the African plate meets the Antarctic Plate?

(a)  

Why doesn’t Brazil have volcanoes (refer to the plate map)?

List the seven materials that build volcanoes, and/or ejected from volcanoes.

(a)  

If the magma is thick and seems to clog the opening of the volcano, then what kind of eruption will occur (describe it)?

If the magma is thin and runny, and seems to flow easily from the opening of the volcano, then what kind of eruption will occur (describe it)?

When material is ejected from a volcano, this event is called an (a)   .

Magma beneath the surface is stored in a large area called a (a)   .

In what region of South America do you find volcanoes (refer to the plate map)?

What material is responsible for the thickness of magma and lava?

(a)  

An (a)   is an event that occurs when rock breaks underground, and releases sound energy.

The shockwaves released by an earthquake are in the form of (a)   sound waves, meaning they are below the level of human hearing.

Where do earthquakes usually occur (as seen on a map)?

(a)  

A (a)   is a fracture or a weak spot in the earth’s surface that branches off a main plate boundary.

When rock layers surpass their (a)   elasticity, they break.

There are many levels of damage that can occur from volcanic eruptions. List two examples of possible damage that can be caused by volcanoes:

Identify the three categories of volcanoes below: (shorter / narrower / steep-sided)

(a)  

Identify the three categories of volcanoes below: (very tall / very broad / flattened look)

(a)  

Identify the three categories of volcanoes below: (tall / narrow top / steep-sided top / broad base)

(a)  

Shockwaves that are sent outward from an earthquake are called (a)   waves because they can move through a medium, such as water and rock layers.

List the three types of seismic waves below: (a)   waves

List the three types of seismic waves below: (a)   (P) waves

List the three types of seismic waves below: (a)   (S) waves

Which type of seismic wave travels the fastest? (a)   waves

What is the name of the process that scientists use to locate the point of an earthquake on a map? (a)  

What is the relationship between an epicenter and a focus? (a)  

What is the name of the chart that rates the magnitude of the most intense instance during an earthquake? (a)  

There is another, more accurate scale that is used to rate the overall power released by an earthquake. It is called the (a)  

Identify the parts of a volcano:

(a)  

Explain how earthquake triangulation works.

The measurement of the strength or intensity of an earthquake is called its (a)   .

The Richter Scale is numbered _______ (least intensity) through _______ (most intensity).

(a)  

The point underground where an earthquake actually occurs, is called the (a)   .

The point on a map that marks the location of an earthquake, is called the (a)   .

A tectonic plate is composed of a section of the _______ and a part of the _______.

(a)  

Describe the fit of the continents vs. the fit of the tectonic plates, if you were to try to piece them together like a puzzle.

What is the name of the shape of a volcano?

(a)  

What type of bridge did your group build and stress test for the project?

(a)  

Describe in detail the failure of your bridge (include the sequence, structural parts, etc.):