Unit 6 Earth's Interior Test Review

How do we know what the earth is made of

What type of rock is most common on the ocean floor

P-Waves (Primary) are the fastest and can travel thru liquids and solids

Where is the Ring Of Fire

Subduction occurs when a less dense plate converges with a plate of higher density

The Moho discontinuity zone separates what

What forms at a divergent boundary

What do we call undersea mountain ranges that form at divergent boundaries?

When do earthquakes generally occur

The Asthenosphere has what type of consistency

What is Refraction

What is the correct order of the earth's layers from inner most to outer most layer

What type of boundary do both plates slide along their boundary

What crust is thinner and denser

Convection moves thermal energy from the core toward the surface

Most volcanoes and earthquakes happen at plate boundaries

At what type of boundary do plates slide next to eachother

In a reverse fault the hanging wall slides up the foot wall

What does the earths magnetic field do for us

What created the volcanos that became Hawaii

Craters on The Moon is evidence that The Earth formed via accretion

What is the name of the rift that runs down the center of NM

What branch of the US Military did Mr. Monty Serve in?

What heat source causes the convection currents inside the mantle

What Theory do we use to discuss the creation of the Solar System and The Earth?

A Caldera is a large circular depression that forms after the volcano raises up

Where does intense stress happen when plates move against eachother

How were the layers of the earth formed

Name the zone where plates separate, collide, subduct or slide past each other.

Thermal Convection is how matter and energy move throughout the Earth's Mantle

Why do seismic waves slow down as they pass from solid layers to liquid layers?

What layer of the earth is made of iron and surrounds the core

Earthquakes and Volcanic Activity Normally Happen At Tectonic Plate Boundaries

Where does our magnetic field come from

Earthquakes generally occur at plate boundaries because of there are larger volcanoes there.