Where do most earthquakes happen?

Along the edges of the Pacific Ocean

Where do composite volcanoes ususally form?

Along convergent plate boundaries

Which type of building would withstand an earthquake better?

Shorter buildings made from steel or wood

When Pangaea split and later continents collided, what formation was formed?

Folded mountains formed as a result of compressional stress.

What is the main difference between body waves and surface waves?

Body waves travel outward from focus, surface travel only on the surface

What causes an earthquake to happen?

Rocks along an underground fault move suddenly and release energy

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The Restless Earth Unit 9

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1
Where do most earthquakes happen?
Along the edges of the Pacific Ocean
Along the Himalayan Mountains
Along the edges of the Atlantic Ocean
Along the Mississippi River
2
When subduction happens between continental and oceanic plates, what forms?
volcanic mountain ranges
oceans
sea-floor spreading
transfrom boundaries
3
_________ crust is thinner and denser than continental crust
Volcanic
Mountainous
Subterranian
Oceanic
4
Under oceans, what process occurs at divergent boundaries
formation of continental crust
formation of fault block ridges
formation of mid-ocean ridges
formation of volcanoes
5
Which volcanic feature forms a relatively small depression around a volcano's vent?
lava plateau
caldera
fissure
crater
6
Where do composite volcanoes ususally form?
Along transform boundaries
Along divergent plate boundaries
Along convergent plate boundaries
At the Hawaiian Islands
7
When boundaries move past each other, what type of fault is it?
Reverse Fault
Normal Fault
Itsyour Fault
Strike-Slip Fault
8
Which type of building would withstand an earthquake better?
Shorter buildings made from brick or concrete
Shorter buildings made from steel or wood
Taller buildings made from brick or concrete
Taller buildings made from steel or wood
9
When Pangaea split and later continents collided, what formation was formed?
Fault-block mountains formed as a result of tensional stress.
Fault-block mountains formed as a result of compressional stress.
Folded mountains formed as a result of tensional stress.
Folded mountains formed as a result of compressional stress.
10
What is the liquid layer of Earth called?
Inner Core
Mantle
Outer Core
Crust
11
What is the main difference between body waves and surface waves?
Body waves travel outward from focus, surface travel only on the surface
Surface waves travel out from the focus, body waves travel only on surface
Body waves travel in all directions, surface travel in only one direction
Surface waves travel in all directions, body waves travel only in one
12
What causes an earthquake to happen?
Energy is transferred to rock layers from convection currents
Surface rocks move suddenly as a result of physical stress
Large amount of rock suddenly shift downward
Rocks along an underground fault move suddenly and release energy
13
This is melted rock found in underground chambers.
metamorphic rock
hot spot
lava
magma
14
How are the layers of Earth identified?
by their structural features
by their plate tectonics
by their chemical composition
by their physical properties
15
When a mountain has an anticline and syncline (up and down pattern), what kind of mountain is it?
fault block
eroded
volcanic
folded

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