Distribution of volcanoes, earthquakes and mountain ranges
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The document discusses key concepts in plate tectonics including volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountain ranges. It provides details on the theory of plate tectonics which suggests that Earth's crust is made up of plates that interact and produce geologic features through processes like subduction. Specific examples mentioned include the Mayon volcano in the Philippines, oceanic ridges, the Pacific Ring of Fire, faults that cause earthquakes, trenches formed by subduction, and convergent boundary mountain ranges like the Himalayas and Andes.
Distribution of volcanoes, earthquakes and mountain ranges
- 2. Theory of Plate Tectonics What is a Volcano? What is an Earthquake? What is a Mountain Range?
- 3. A theory which suggest that Earths crust is made of several plates that interact in several ways producing earthquakes, volcanoes and other geologic features.
- 5. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
- 9. According to PHIVOLCS, Erupted w/in historical times (600 yrs) accounts of eruption were documented has erupted at least once within 10,000 yrs
- 10. Oceanic Ridge
- 11. Oceanic Ridge
- 12. Pacific Ring of Fire
- 13. Pacific Ring of Fire
- 14. Vibration of Earth due to rapid release of energy
- 15. Vibration of Earth due to rapid release of energy
- 16. Fault is a break in ground along which movement has taken place
- 19. Trench is a depression or deep canal in the seafloor produced by subduction process
- 20. Trench is a depression or deep canal in the seafloor produced by subduction process
- 21. Group of mountains produced through the convergence of two continental plates
- 23. Group of mountains produced through the convergence of two continental plates