Earth layers, earthquakes, plate tectonics, and volcanoes
layers |
lithosphere |
crust |
continental crust |
granite |
oceanic crust |
basalt |
magnetic patterns |
mantle |
Mohorovicic Discontinuity (Moho) |
asthenosphere |
outer core |
inner core |
tectonic plates |
continental drift |
plate dynamics |
convection |
convective circulation |
density |
plate boundaries |
convergent plate boundary |
subduction |
trench |
island arc |
divergent plate boundary |
spreading center |
mid-ocean ridge |
mid-ocean rift |
hot spot |
transform plate boundary |
passive margin |
down-warping |
deposition |
depositional basin |
earthquakes |
fault |
epicenter |
focus |
focal depth |
seismic |
seismic waves |
seismometer |
seismograph |
compressional wave (P-wave) |
shear wave (S-wave) |
velocity |
refraction |
shadow zone |
Ring of Fire |
earthquake intensity |
Richter scale |
Mercalli scale |
volcanoes |
magma |
lava |
igneous rock |
composite volcano |
cinder cone |
shield volcano |
landforms |
folded mountain range |
fault block mountain range |
volcanic mountain range |
dome mountains |
geologic hazard |
tsunami |
rock cycle |
dynamic geologic system |