The Restless Earth!

The fastest waves to arrive at a seismic recording station.

TRUE OR FALSE: Earthquakes are more likely to occur in New Zealand than in Australia.

The lithospheric plates float on top of this section.

The San Andreas Fault is an example of what sort of fault?

Volcanic cone shapes include.....? [More than one answer]

Volcanoes that are not currently active, but have the potential to erupt, [>1 answer.]

Heat is transferred through the liquid mantle by the process of.....?

In which country would you find Mt St Helens?

The thicker of the two types of crust.

The name for the original supercontinent.

Choose the incorrect answer: A pyroclastic flow consists of hot gas, ash and rock that.....

A scientist who studies volcanoes.

These are classified as body waves because they can travel through the interior of the Earth.

Viscosity is a measure of the .......... of a fluid.

The point on the surface of the earth that lies directly above the origin of an earthquake.

The younger of the two types of crust.

A record of seismic activity.

In which country would you find Mt Vesuvius?

This type of plate interaction occurs when two plates are moving towards each other.

Scale used to indicate the size of an earthquake and how much energy is released.

In which country would you find Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano?

TRUE OR FALSE: The Himalayas are still increasing in height.

What is the major limitation of the Richter Scale?

A scientist who studies earthquakes.

A region where one tectonic plate slides underneath another.

This section forms the outermost skin of the Earth, including the crust and the upper mantle.

The volcanic cone with the gentlest slope.

Another name for a compression wave.

Molten rock underneath the ground is called.....?

This type of plate interaction occurs when two plates are moving away from each other.