Unit 3 Test Review

What waves can travel through oceans?

Which region of earth has the most frequent earthquakes?

Which waves cause a circular motion?

What is an instrument used to study earthquakes?

This part of the earth is made of liquid iron and some nickel

This magma contains low amounts of silica and has LOW viscosity

What is the point on the surface diretly above the origin of an earthquake?

Which answer choice is correctly aligned with the numbers in the picture?

Rock fragments thrown into the air during a volcanic eruption are called...

As a plate moves over a ____, a string of volcanoes form. The Hawaiian islands formed like this

The surface wave that shakes side to side like a snake

Where do most earthquakes occur?

Lava that has HIGH viscosity, flows faster than lava with LOW

Which answer best describes melting?

In what order do earthquake waves arrive at seismic stations?

What happens when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?

The Ring of Fire is a circular series of volcanoes that form from ____ plate boundaries.

Fault lines can be created by earthquakes

The Ring of Fire is located in the ___ ocean.

When magma reaches the earth's surface, it is called...

According to the Richter scale, an earthquake with a rating of 1 will cause more damage than a rating of 6

What is the point of origin of an earthquake?

Termperature and pressure increase with depth beneath the earth's surface

Which layer is the youngest?

Most of the worlds volcanoes form along _____ plate boundaries.