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JC Geography Plate tectonics
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Constructive Plates Pull Apart Creates new crust Usually underwater Mid Ocean Ridge American/Eurasian plate Magma cools & hardens Basalt
Destructive Plates Destroys crust Plates collide/crash into each other Ocean trench Heavier plate pushed into mantle Volcanic mountain ranges
Mid Atlantic ridge Underwater mountain range Constructive plates American/Eurasian Volcanic islands (Iceland) 16,000km long Basalt rock Taller than Mt Everest
Earth's Structure Crust; outside 10-70km thick Mantle; under crust, semi molten rock called magma Core; nickel& iron, solid, over 5,000 degrees.
Plates collide/slip past each other Release of energy (tremors) (A)Focus; Point of contact (C)Epicenter; On surface directly above focus. (D)Fault line; Boundary between plates. Aftershocks; small tremors after main quake.
Volcano Plates separate Cone; Shape of mountain Crater; Lava escapes here Vent; How magma gets to crater Magma Reserve: Where magma is stored. Lava: Magma on surface
Fold Mts Destructive plates (collide). Light plates buckle up. Andes, Rockies, Himalayas Indian & Eurasian plate Tallest Mts in world Alpine Fold most recent Armorican Fold (Ireland)
Tsunami Earthquake out at sea. Large wave made by tremors. Very destructive Japan 2011 Eurasian/Pacific plates collide Gets taller near shore Travels over 800km per hour
Pangaea Large landmass. Theory of continental drift. Plates moved by convection currents. Very slow movement.
Seismograph Machine used to MEASURE tremor strength. A RICHTER SCALE is a descriptive scale used to describe its force.
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