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Earthquakes Quiz Review - January 2016

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This is a review of basic, 6th grade level, knowledge related to earth's structure and earthquakes.

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1
Sea floor spreading is located at
Convergent boundaries
Transform boundaries
Divergent boundaries
2
Which is thicker?
Oceanic Crust
Continental Crust
3
What part of the earth makes up the lithosphere?
Mantle only
The lithosphere is located between the mantle and core.
Crust only
Crust and uppermost mantle only
4
Which layer of the earth is made of liquid metal?
Inner Core
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
5
Convection currents happen in
Crust
Inner Core
Mantle
Outer Core
6
Convergent plate boundaries:
Move towards each other
Move away from each other
Slide by each other
7
Wegener's theory used all the following evidence except
Continents fit together like a puzzle
Animal and plant fossils
Earthquake locations
Mountain ranges and rock types
8
Which way is the North American Plate moving?
Southwest
Northeast
Northwest
Southeast
9
Waves of energy that cause earthquakes are called
Strain release waves
Transform waves
Plate Tectonic Waves
Seismic waves
10
What does an underwater earthquake then cause?
Hurricanes
Tsunamis
Thunderstorms
Tornadoes