Lithosphere extracted from test

SIAL

Continental Crust

Asthenosphere

Where convection cuurents happen that are responsible for plate movement

Outer Core

is the convection currents where scientist believe are responsible for the Earth's magentic field

Pangea

the name of the “super contienent” that Alfred Wegener proposed

Continental Drift

the theory presented after wegener's death that purposed movement of the earth's crust

what is it called when 2 plates are moving away from one another

divergent

when two plates move past one another in different direction is it

transform plate boundary

What kind of plate boundary is most responsible for earthquakes

transform

Seismographs

used to measure the waves generated by earthtquakes

The waves that are responsible for most damage in EQ

surface waves

Epicentre

the point on the earth's surface where an earthquake occurs