What is the Ring of Fire?

The area around the Pacific Plate that causes Earthquakes, Volcanoes, etc.

How can fossils tell us how the continents once fit together to form PANGEA?

Fossils from the same organism on unlike continents, means they were connec

The Himalaya Mountains was a result of the Eurasian and Indian plates pushing against each other. This is an example of?

Continental-continental collision?

Where does the energy come from in the rock cycle?

All of these answers are correct

Is this quiz fun; what is not true of oceanic ridges?

Yes; They are places where two tectonic plates are pushing together

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1
What variables about an Earthquake can a seismometer record?
Force, Direction, Distance
Force, Speed, Distance
Force, Direction, Speed
Speed, Direction, Distance
2
Mrs. Kincaid is the best Science Teacher Ever!!!
False
True
3
What is the Ring of Fire?
You know that one place in Europe
It's a giant ring on land that is always burning
The area around the Pacific Plate that causes Earthquakes, Volcanoes, etc.
These answers were put so you would choose the right one. You're welcome.
4
What state has a lot of Earthquakes?
Arkansas
Michigan
What's a state, I live in Europe
California
5
How can fossils tell us how the continents once fit together to form PANGEA?
Fossils of similar background could show us similar species for evolution
Fossils from the same organism on unlike continents, means they were connec
All of the above
Yes
6
The Himalaya Mountains was a result of the Eurasian and Indian plates pushing against each other. This is an example of?
Continental-continental collision?
Some religious deity's work
A convergent boundary?
A normal fault?
7
What type of volcano is this?
Sword Volcano
Shield Volcano
A big volcano duh
Composite Volcano
8
Where does the energy come from in the rock cycle?
All of these answers are correct
The Sun may break apart the rock by processes or weathering, erosion, etc.
Pressure from deep inside the Earth
Heat from inside the Earth can cause the rock to melt
9
The push-and-pull earthquake waves are ____ and called ____.
Shear; P-waves
Shear; S-waves
Compression; P-waves
Primary and P-waves
10
Tectonic plates make up Earth's ____
Crust
Lithosphere
Upper mantle
All of the above
11
Is this quiz fun; what is not true of oceanic ridges?
No; They are located at divergent plate boundaries
No; They make up the longest mountain chain on Earth
No; They are places where two tectonis plates are pulling apart
Yes; They are places where two tectonic plates are pushing together

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