Tectonic plates - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

LIC correct answers Low income country- this subdivision of countries is based on the world bank income classifications (GNI per capita) which in 2013 were $1045 or below HIC correct answers High income country- this subdivision of countries is based on the world bank income classifications (GNI per capita) which in 2013 were $12746 or above Hazard Risk correct answers The probability or chance that a natural hazard may take place Natural Hazard correct answers A natural event (for exam...

Natural Hazard: A natural hazard is a natural process which could cause death, injury or disruption to humans, or destroy proprty or posesions. 2. Natural disaster: A natural hzard that has actualy happened 3. Geological hazards: Caused by kand and tectonic processes 4. Meteorological hazards: Caused by weather and climate 5. Factors affecting hazard risk: Urbanisation, poverty, development, climate change 6. Tectonic plates: Slabs of the Earth's crust 7. Continental c...

AQA GCSE Geography Glossary Questions and Answers 100% Correct LIC Low income country- this subdivision of countries is based on the world bank income classifications (GNI per capita) which in 2013 were $1045 or below HIC High income country- this subdivision of countries is based on the world bank income classifications (GNI per capita) which in 2013 were $12746 or above Hazard Risk The probability or chance that a natural hazard may take place Natural Hazard A natural event (for exa...

Mttc Integrated Science (Earth And Space Sciences) Elaborated Questions And Answers Theory of Plate Tectonics - CORRECT ANSWER-A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time - explains the process of continental drift - theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreading - continents are not floating on the ocean, rather they are rooted What are the 10 major plates of the Earth's lithosphere? - C...

Fjord - ANSWERSA long narrow inlet with steep cliffs created by glacial erosion (commonly found in Washington State) The Alps were formed... - ANSWERS...by the collision of the African and Eurasian continents (the alps are not made of volcanic rock) Three Main Types of Rocks - ANSWERSIgneous - Obsidian, Basalt, Granite (made from lava/ volcanic activity) Metamorphic - Slate, Gneiss, Phyllis (made under extreme pressure and temperature) Sedimentary - Limestone, Shale, Sandstone (made...

Mttc Integrated Science Secondary (Earth And Space Sciences) Elaborated Questions And Answers Theory of Plate Tectonics - CORRECT ANSWER-A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time - explains the process of continental drift - theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreading - continents are not floating on the ocean, rather they are rooted What are the 10 major plates of the Earth's lithos...

MTTC Integrated Science - Earth & Space Sciences with Complete Solutions MTTC Integrated Science - Earth & Space Sciences with Complete Solutions MTTC Integrated Science - Earth & Space Sciences with Complete Solutions Theory of Plate Tectonics - ANSWER-A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time - explains the process of continental drift - theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreadi...

Natural Hazard correct answers A natural hazard is a natural process which could cause death, injury or disruption to humans, or destroy proprty or posesions. Natural disaster correct answers A natural hzard that has actualy happened Geological hazards correct answers Caused by kand and tectonic processes Meteorological hazards correct answers Caused by weather and climate Factors affecting hazard risk correct answers Urbanisation, poverty, development, climate change Tectonic pla...

EOSC 114 - Earthquakes (EQ) Exam Questions with Correct Answers The vast majority of earthquakes occur at the ___________of Earth's tectonic plates. - Correct Answer The vast majority of earthquakes occur at the *margins* of Earth's tectonic plates. Transform boundary experiences ___________. Divergent boundary experiences ___________. Convergent boundary experiences ___________. ※The blanks are types of forces - Correct Answer Transform boundary experiences shear. Divergent bounda...

Fjord - ANSWERSA long narrow inlet with steep cliffs created by glacial erosion (commonly found in Washington State) The Alps were formed... - ANSWERS...by the collision of the African and Eurasian continents (the alps are not made of volcanic rock) Three Main Types of Rocks - ANSWERSIgneous - Obsidian, Basalt, Granite (made from lava/ volcanic activity) Metamorphic - Slate, Gneiss, Phyllis (made under extreme pressure and temperature) Sedimentary - Limestone, Shale, Sandstone (made...