Study sets matching "plate tectonics volcanoes"
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Volcano
Magma
Lava
Ring of Fire
A mountain that forms in Earth's crust when molten material, o…
A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water…
After magma, and lava cool, they form solid rock.
A major belt of of volcanoes.
Volcano
A mountain that forms in Earth's crust when molten material, o…
Magma
A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water…
volcano
magma
lava
Ring of Fire
a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
the molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and wate…
liquid magma that reaches the surface
a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean.
volcano
a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
magma
the molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and wate…
Volcano
Magma
Lava
Ring of Fire
A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
The molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and wate…
Liquid magma that reaches the surface.
A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean.
Volcano
A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
Magma
The molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and wate…
Volcano
Magma
Lava
Ring of Fire
A weak spot in the crust where molten material, or magma, come…
A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water…
When magma reaches the surface.
One major volcanic belt is the Ring of Fire, formed by the man…
Volcano
A weak spot in the crust where molten material, or magma, come…
Magma
A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water…
crust
lithosphere
asthenosphere
mantle
the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mant…
the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer…
The plastic region of the mantle just below the lithosphere, c…
the layer of the earth between the crust and the core, Is loca…
crust
the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mant…
lithosphere
the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer…
Sea Floor Spreading
volcano
magma
lava
Sea Floor Spreading a process in which new ocean floor is crea…
a weak spot in the crust where molten material comes to the su…
mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water
magma that has reached the surface
Sea Floor Spreading
Sea Floor Spreading a process in which new ocean floor is crea…
volcano
a weak spot in the crust where molten material comes to the su…
Convergent Plate Boundary
Divergent Plate Boundary
Transform Plate Boundary
Primary Waves
two tectonic plates come together
two tectonic plates are moving away from each other
two tectonic plates are sliding past each other
(p-waves) longitudinal waves that arrive first
Convergent Plate Boundary
two tectonic plates come together
Divergent Plate Boundary
two tectonic plates are moving away from each other
Magma
Lava
Cinder Cone Volcano
Shield Volcano
molten rock beneath the earth's surface
magma that flows onto Earth's surface; the rock that forms whe…
steep-sided, generally small volcano that is built by the accu…
A low, flat, gently sloping volcano built from many flows of f…
Magma
molten rock beneath the earth's surface
Lava
magma that flows onto Earth's surface; the rock that forms whe…
volcano
Magma
Lava
Ring of fire
is a mountain that forms in earths crust when molten material…
is a molten mixture of rock forming substances and gases and w…
when magma reaches the surface it is called lava
is one major belt of volcanoes it includes many volcanoes that…
volcano
is a mountain that forms in earths crust when molten material…
Magma
is a molten mixture of rock forming substances and gases and w…
lithosphere
asthenosphere
convection currents
slab pull
the crust of the earth made of oceanic and continental crusts
the upper mattle
when heat rises the cools and sinks radiating heat is from the…
where denser oceanic plates are subducted at cold places
lithosphere
the crust of the earth made of oceanic and continental crusts
asthenosphere
the upper mattle
volcano
magma
lava
Ring of Fire
weak spot in the crust where molten material comes to the surf…
mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the…
magma that has reached Earth's surface
volcano belt on the ridge of the pacific ocean
volcano
weak spot in the crust where molten material comes to the surf…
magma
mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the…
volcano
magma
lava
Ring of Fire
a weak spot in the crust where molten material, or magma, come…
a molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases and water
is the name for magma that has reached the surface
is a large belt of volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean
volcano
a weak spot in the crust where molten material, or magma, come…
magma
a molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases and water
Volcano
Magma
Lava
Ring of Fire
A mountain that forms in Earth's crust when molten material, o…
A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water…
After magma, and lava cool, they form solid rock.
A major belt of of volcanoes.
Volcano
A mountain that forms in Earth's crust when molten material, o…
Magma
A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water…
Cinder Cone
Stratovolcano
Shield Volcano
Pangea
Volcano type often found near larger volcanoes. Characterized…
The steepest and most violent of the three volcano types. Exam…
This volcano type is created by many layers of runny lava hard…
The last super-continent, where all of Earth's landmasses were…
Cinder Cone
Volcano type often found near larger volcanoes. Characterized…
Stratovolcano
The steepest and most violent of the three volcano types. Exam…
convergent boundary
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Subduction zone
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past eac…
in tectonic plates, the site at which an oceanic plate is slid…
convergent boundary
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
Divergent boundary
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
Continental drift:
Plate tectonics:
Asthenosphere:
Subduction:
the separating of continents by drifting across the oceans
the theory that the Earth's crust is cracked... into many large p…
a layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the lower mantle
when oceanic crust collides with continental crust, and the oc…
Continental drift:
the separating of continents by drifting across the oceans
Plate tectonics:
the theory that the Earth's crust is cracked... into many large p…
theory of plate tectonics
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
transform boundary
states that the Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into…
two tectonic plates move towards each other, destroys crust. c…
tectonic plates move apart, creates new crust. volcanoes, ocea…
two tectonic plates slide horizontally, deforms or fractures c…
theory of plate tectonics
states that the Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into…
convergent boundary
two tectonic plates move towards each other, destroys crust. c…
volcano
magma
lava
Ring of Fire
a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
the molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and wate…
liquid magma that reaches the surface
a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean.
volcano
a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
magma
the molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and wate…
mantle
asthenosphere
lithosphere
magnetic field
thickest layer of the earth, located between the crust and out…
partially melted layer of the mantle that is under the lithosp…
outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper man…
area of charged particles that create a magnetic force, produc…
mantle
thickest layer of the earth, located between the crust and out…
asthenosphere
partially melted layer of the mantle that is under the lithosp…
Volcano
Magma
Lava
Ring of Fire
A Mountain that forms in Earth's crust when molten material ,…
A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water…
Forms when magma reaches the surface of the Earth.
A major belt of volcanoes
Volcano
A Mountain that forms in Earth's crust when molten material ,…
Magma
A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water…
Continental Drift
Pangaea
Fossil
Mid-Ocean Ridge
A hypothesis that the continents were once joined together and…
The super-continent that once contained all of the landmasses…
The preserved remains or traces of organisms that lived in the…
Long, underwater mountain chains-divergent boundary
Continental Drift
A hypothesis that the continents were once joined together and…
Pangaea
The super-continent that once contained all of the landmasses…
Lava
Magma
Fault
Earthquakes
melted rock on Earth's surface
melted rock located beneath Earth's surface
a crack in a body of rock that the rock can move along
a sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of rock…
Lava
melted rock on Earth's surface
Magma
melted rock located beneath Earth's surface
Volcano
Vent
Crater
Pacific Ring of Fire
a mountain built of lava and volcanic ash
a opening in earth's surface which lava, ash, and steam flow o…
the opening at the top of a volcano
the area around the pacific tectonic plate where volcanos and…
Volcano
a mountain built of lava and volcanic ash
Vent
a opening in earth's surface which lava, ash, and steam flow o…
crust
lithosphere
asthenosphere
mantle
the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mant…
the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer…
The plastic region of the mantle just below the lithosphere, c…
the layer of the earth between the crust and the core, Is loca…
crust
the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mant…
lithosphere
the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer…