Mid term practice - Earth Science- Mrs. Malone Science

A large area of flat land high above sea level is called a 

Stress that pushes a mass of rock in 2 opposite directions?

A collision between 2 pieces of continental crust at a converging boundary produces a 

What is Pangaea?

When magma hardens in a volcanoe's pipe the result will eventally be a landform called a ?

The rating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake is called the 

Compared to P waves and S waves , surface waves move 

Which type of stress force produces reverse faults? 

In which location would would you most likely find volcanoes?

What technology did scientists use in the mid-1900s to map the mid-ocean ridge?

What part of a simple seismograph starts to vibrate when seismic waves reach it? 

How many seismograph data points are required to locate an earthquake's epicenter?

The point above the focus on Earth's surface is called

According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift

S waves are also known as 

Most geoligists think that the movement of Earth's plates is caused by 

Tall cone shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash are called?

In sea-floor spreading molten material rises from the mantle and erupts

A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is called

When layers of thin runny lava build up a high level area the results is a 

In a normal fault the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called the ?

The huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic mountain is called a ?

Maps based on past seismographic data shows that earthquakes often occur where?

Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock is called a 

Which of the following can cause damage days or months after a large earthquake? 

In a strike-slip fault the rock on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with 

A rift valley forms at a 

the main hazard from a quiet volcano eruption is?