6.E.2.1 and 6.E.2.2 - Earth Systems, Structures & Processes

What causes the tectonic plates to move?

Seismologists study:

The Earth is composed mainly of:

The point beneath Earth’s surface where rock breaks under stress & triggers an earthquake:

When rock layers are stretched apart at divergent boundaries, this is called:

The waves generated by an earthquake are mechanical waves.

_______ of the Earth's surface is covered by water.

Most of the world’s great mountain ranges occur near ____________________ boundaries:

Earth's inner core is suspended in:

Which layer of Earth is divided into plates?

Which layer of the earth is the convective layer?

Earth’s outer layer is called the ________

The type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and move by compressing are called:

Which process best EXPLAINS the driving force behind tectonic plate movement?

Tectonic plates:

Volcanoes occur at all of the following EXCEPT:

The solid outer layer that consists of the crust & the rigid upper layer of the mantle:

Most of the Earth’s volcanoes are found in Hawaii.

Why do earthquakes occur near the San Andreas fault?

An earthquake is related to a crack in the crust called a(n):

Hot, molten rock deep below Earth’s surface is called:

Earth's inner core is composed mainly of:

German scientist Alfred Wegener developed the hypothesis of:

The Ring of Fire, a region with many active volcanoes, circles which ocean?

Volcanic activity is related to tectonic plate movement:

The rotational motion of the Earth creates a dynamo effect where a force field is generated:

Oceanic plates are thicker than Continental plates.

During an earthquake, energy is released into the earth.

Mountains form where tectonic plates collide: