The Restless earth
- Created by: georgie-anne
- Created on: 03-06-13 17:55
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- The Restless Earth
- Layers of the earth: Inner Core; Outer Core; Mantle; and Crust
- Crusts: Continental (thicker, less dense) and Oceanic (thinner, more dense)
- Plate Margins: Destructive; Constructive; Conservative
- Crusts: Continental (thicker, less dense) and Oceanic (thinner, more dense)
- Fold Mountains are formed when plates collide at destructive plate margins
- Used for: farming; mining; hydro-electric power; forestry; and tourism
- Volcanoes are found at destructive and constructive plate margins
- Three types of volcano: composite; shield; and dome
- Supervolcanoes are massive volcanoes
- Three types of volcano: composite; shield; and dome
- Earthquakes occur at all three types of plate margin
- Can be measured by a Richer scale or the Mercalli scale
- Tsunamis are earthquakes or volcanic action that take place under the ocean
- Layers of the earth: Inner Core; Outer Core; Mantle; and Crust
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