8th grade Earthquakes Test

After you plot many epicenters of earthquakes on a map you recognize a pattern:

How is location of an epicenter calculated?

Why do rabbits from polar regions have white fur?

Where are earthquakes most likely to occur?

Data from 3 seismograph stations use ______to determine the location of the epicenter.

_currents in Earth's mantle cause plate movements which cause earthquakes & volcanoes eruption.

Igneous rock is formed from

If scientist were able to stop tectonic plates from moving, we would no longer have

Most faults occur along the edges of

Which events are associated with transform boundaries?

Which waves are the first waves recorded immediately following an earthquake?

Majority of earthquakes worldwide occur at all but one location. That is

To determine epicenter of a quake seismologist must record___waves from___recording stations.

Very high jagged lines on a seismogram indicate that an earthquake is

What type of boundary lies on the coast of a continent? What geologic event would you expect?

In some areas of the world, earthquakes are a common occurrence--why?

To determine earthquake epicenter you would use

Many different beak shapes of finches in the Galapagos islands is explained the best by

Folding of earth's crust is a result of what stress force?

Movement of tectonic plates is most likely the cause of

How many seismograph stations are needed to determine epicenter of a quake?

Sedimentary rock is formed from