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ch. 7

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Science Ch. 7

Sammie
Photo by Jocey K

crust

Earth's soil ,rocky surface containing the contients and ocean floor 
Photo by elvisripley

original horizontality

the idea that many kinds of rocks form flat, horizontal
Photo by subarcticmike

continental drift

supercontinent splits apart into pieces which drifted in time to their loca
Photo by Tim Evanson

sea-flood spreading

new crust is forming at the ridges in the sea floor
Photo by Sister72

magma

hot,molten rock below Earth's surface
Photo by pierre c. 38

plate tectonics

Earth's surface is broken into plates that slides slowly across the mantle
Photo by kevin dooley

mantle

the layer beneath Earth's crust

subduction

the sliding of a denser ocean plate under another plate when they collide 
Photo by travfotos

fault

huge crack in Earth's crust at or below the surface
Photo by mckaysavage

focus

push or pull exerted by one object on another, causing a change in motion

seismic wave

a vibration that spreads out away from a focus when an earthquake happens
Photo by Great Beyond

epicenter

the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
Photo by quapan

aftershock

shaking of Earth's crust after the initial shaking of an earthquake

seismograph

a sensitive device that detects the shaking of Earth's crust during an eart
Photo by Hitchster

magnitude

the amount of energy released by an earthquake

vent

the central opening in a volcanic area through which magma may escape

lava

Magma that reaches Earth's surface and flows out of a vent
Photo by gnuckx

crater

A cuplike hollow that forms at the top of a volcano around the vent
Photo by taivasalla

hot spot

A very hot part of the Sun's mantle,where magma can melt through a plate 
Photo by Matt. Create.

cinder-cone volcano

a steep-sided cone that forms from explosive eruptions of hot rocks
Photo by LassenNPS

shield volcano

A wide, gently sloped cone that forms from flows of lava

composite volcano

formed from explosive eruptions of hot rocks followed by a flow of lava
Photo by 12fh

geothermal energy

heat from below earth's surface
Photo by labguest