Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes

Question 1

What motion is being shown by the oceanic crust?

Accepted Answer

subduction

Question 2

What is the order of Earth's interior?

Accepted Answer

crust, mantle outer core, inner core

Question 3

The feature shown in the image is known as a

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fault zone

Question 4

Which feature formed when India collided with Asia?

Accepted Answer

a mountain range

Question 5

Which is evidence of the least crustal activity?

Accepted Answer

horizontal layers

Question 6

Which state contains the earthquake epicenter?

Accepted Answer

Utah

Question 7

How does temperature and pressure change with depth?

Accepted Answer

Both increase.

Question 8

In which group are the spheres of the earth listed in order of increasing density?

Accepted Answer

atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere

Question 9

Which feature is not found at most plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

hurricanes

Question 10

What is an added threat from undersea earthquakes?

Accepted Answer

tsunamis

Question 11

Which statement correctly describes the motion shown in the photo?

Accepted Answer

The ridge is divergent and the trench is convergent.

Question 12

Which statement about P and S waves is true?

Accepted Answer

P waves arrive first

Question 13

Which city is closest to the earthquake epicenter?

Accepted Answer

Montreal

Question 14

The composition of Earth's core is thought to be the same as the composition of

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certain meteorites

Question 15

What evidence shows that the continents were closer to the south pole 200 million years ago?

Accepted Answer

glacial evidence

Question 16

The point on Earth's surface where an earthquake originates is called the

Accepted Answer

epicenter

Question 17

Which statement correctly describes convection?

Accepted Answer

warm rock rises because it is less dense

Question 18

Which of the following is not evidence of plate tectonics?

Accepted Answer

matching animal species on separated continents

Question 19

The thin outer solid layer of Earth is called the

Accepted Answer

lithosphere

Question 20

Which is the best evidence of crustal movement?

Accepted Answer

tilted sedimentary rock layers

Question 21

For the past 200 million years, the distance between South America and Africa has been

Accepted Answer

increasing

Question 22

Why does oceanic crust subduct?

Accepted Answer

It is denser than continental

Question 23

Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are best described as

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related and not predictable accurately

Question 24

From within which layer does the magma that forms volcanoes come from?

Accepted Answer

mantle

Question 25

What data shows us where the plate boundaries are?

Accepted Answer

earthquake activity

Question 26

The inference that the inner core of the Earth is solid is based on analysis of

Accepted Answer

seismic data

Question 27

Which statement about Earth's crust is true?

Accepted Answer

Continental crust is less dense and made of granite.

Question 28

Which statement about the core is true?

Accepted Answer

S waves cannot go through the liquid outer core.

Question 29

Which features are most often found at crustal plate boundaries?

Accepted Answer

faults and volcanoes

Question 30

What is the Earth's core thought to consist of?

Accepted Answer

iron and nickel

Question 31

We need this many seismograms to locate an earthquake epicenter.

Accepted Answer

3

Question 32

What type of boundary is forming the trench as shown in the picture?

Accepted Answer

subducting oceanic crust

Question 33

How might we explain finding marine fossils like those in the photo at high elevations?

Accepted Answer

Crustal uplift has occurred in this area

Question 34

What feature is being shown by the video?

Accepted Answer

hot spot

Question 35

Which evidence has been used to determine the zones within Earth?

Accepted Answer

seismic waves

Question 36

With more time between P and S waves on a seismogram, distance to epicenter ____________.

Accepted Answer

increases

Question 37

What type of boundary is forming the East African rift zone seen in the photo?

Accepted Answer

divergent

Question 38

Which statement about Earth's crust is true?

Accepted Answer

Continental is thicker and made of granite

Question 39

Which liquid layer prevents S waves from traveling through it?

Accepted Answer

outer core

Question 40

Where do we find the convection cells that push the plates?

Accepted Answer

asthenosphere

Question 41

The thinnest section of the Earth's crust is found beneath

Accepted Answer

oceans

Question 42

What kind of boundary made the Himalayas?

Accepted Answer

Convergent

Question 43

Which mechanism moves the tectonic plates?

Accepted Answer

Mantle convection

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