• Tectonics

     
     
    • Define Plate tectonics
    • Describe the lithosphere and aesthenosphere and explain how they relate to plate movement
    • Describe the theory of continental drift and list some evidences that support this theory
    • Explain the relationship between plate boundaries, earthquakes, and volcanoes
    • Describe how seafloor spreading occurs and evidence of seafloor spreading
    • Describe some features of diverging boundaries (ridges)
    • Relate sliding boundaries with faulting
    • Relate collision boundaries with mountain building
    • Relate subduction boundaries with volcano formation
    • Define earthquake and describe causes of earthquakes
    • Describe damage caused by earthquakes
    • Define focus and epicenter
    • Name and describe the three types of waves produced
    • Relate wave travel with knowledge about earths structure
    • Describe how a seismograph works
    • Relate arrival time of p and s waves to epicenter distance
    • Use p and s wave chart to determine epicenter distance
    • Explain how 3 different locations are used to locate an epicenter
    • Describe how the Richter scale measures quake magnitudes
    • Identify some areas where rocks might be melted
    • Contrast magma and lava
    • Describe the formation of shield/cone volcanoes
    • Describe rift/subduction eruptions
    • Explain volcano formation due to "hot spots"
    • Discuss some "famous" eruptions