Earth Science Sem 2 Review

Oceanic crust is made mostly of

The amount of energy released by an earthquake is measured by its

Places where tectonic plates come together are called

Which of the following is NOT associated with transform boundaries?

Convection is the transfer of energy by movement of heated matter.  heating matter causes:

Which of the following land forms results from divergence of continental crust?

What happens along a divergent boundary found on the ocean floor?

The Modified-Mercalli scale measures an earthquakes

Where are most divergent boundaries found?

Which theory states that Earth's crust and upper mantle move in different directions and rates?

Continental crust is made mostly of

Maximum earthquake intensity is usually found at the earthquakes

Places where tectonic plates move apart are called

What drives plate tectonics?

Most scientists rejected Wegener's hypothesis because he

To support his hypothesis, continental drift Alfred Wegener did NOT use

Scientists have learned about the structure of earth's core by analyzing what two waves?

Each whole-number increase on the Richter scale corresponds to a 32-fold increase in

At which tectonic plate boundary do plates slide horizontally past each other?

One factor that determines the strength of an earthquake is the depth of its

Which type of seismic wave cannot travel through liquids?