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Plate tectonics theory
The inner core contains lots of,
The outer core is semi molten and...,
The mantle is made from
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Earthquakes
Earthquakes are caused by tension...,
Earthquakes are caused by _______...,
When the plates ____ past each ot...
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Seismic Waves
P stands for _______ and they can...,
Seismic waves are also called ___...,
The waves ____ and ___ the earth ...
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Seismometers
Seismometers measure the magnitud...,
Seismometers measure the amount o...,
Seismic records have been built u...
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The Richter Scale
It does not have an upper limit a...,
The richter scale measures the __...,
Each value on the scale also repr...
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Convection currents
Radioactive decay of elements suc...,
When lower parts of the asthenosp...,
As they move towards the top of t...
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Alfred Wegener and Plate Tectonics
Flemish map maker abraham orteliu...,
In 1912 alfred wegener proposed t...,
Wegener suggested all continents ...
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Evidence for plate tectonics
Areas of south america and africa...,
You can also match up the age roc...,
These rocks and mountains must ha...
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Divergent plate boundaries
A divergent plate boundary occurs...,
The mantle is under pressure from...,
The release of pressure causes ma...
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Convergent plate boundaries
At convergent plate boundaries tw...,
Where continental crust and ocean...,
____ _________ also form where th...
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Transform/Conservative plate boundaries
Only earthquakes occur at _______...,
A conservative plate boundary occ...,
The two plates get ______ in plac...
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Intrusive Volcanic Activity
Volcanoes are ________ in the ear...,
Volcanoes are ________ in the ear...,
Intrusive volcanic activity takes...
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Lava
Basaltic lava is made at ________...,
Andesitic lava is made at _______...,
Rhyolitic lava is made at _______...
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Types of Volcanoes
Dome volcanoes often occur at ___...,
The lava from dome volcanoes tend...,
A composite volcano stratovolcano...
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Hot springs
Springs are places where the ____...,
If the groundwater of a source of...,
The temperature of hot springs va...
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Geysers
Geysers are hot springs where the...,
Geysers are a type of hot spring ...,
Geysers form in areas of _______ ...
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Boiling mud pools
Boiling mud pools are another typ...,
They form in areas with very ____...,
The pools sometimes contain brigh...
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Fumaroles
Fumarole latin means,
A fumarole is an opening in the p...,
The steam is created when _______...
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Hot spot Volcanoes
Most volcanic activity occurs at ...,
Concentrations of ___________ ele...,
The heat warms the earths _____ a...
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