TECTONICS 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyTectonicsGCSEEdexcel Created by: bethany_sCreated on: 27-05-17 15:27 Is oceanic crust lighter than continental crust? No 1 of 17 What causes tectonic plates to move? Convection currents 2 of 17 What is the name for areas of the earth's crust which are thin and magma escapes Hotspots 3 of 17 What is an example of where lava from a hotspot has built up to form an island? Hawaii 4 of 17 At convergent plate boundaries, do the plates collide or move away? collide 5 of 17 What type of plate boundary causes mid-ocean ridges to form at? Divergent 6 of 17 What is an example of a volcano at a divergent plate boundary? Mt Laki 7 of 17 What is the name of the plate boundary where no crust is destroyed or created? Conservative 8 of 17 What type of scale does the richter scale use? Logarithmic 9 of 17 What sensitive scientific instrument measures the power of an earthquake? Seismometer 10 of 17 What is the name of the scale which measures the effects that an earthquake can have on people? The Mercalli Scale 11 of 17 What is the name of the point on the surface above the focus of an earthquake? Epicentre 12 of 17 In what year did the Chances peak volcano erupt? 1997 13 of 17 What is the name of the airport which was destroyed by the chances peak eruption? Bramble 14 of 17 How many people died when the chances peak volcano eruption happened? 19 15 of 17 what technique can cool down and solidify lavas flow? water spraying 16 of 17 what device meaures the change in the slope of the land before a tectonic hazard? Tiltmeters 17 of 17
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