MP3 Environmental Earth Science Exam Review

Earthquakes are usually found near

Overall which seismic waves are the most destructive

Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift was finally confirmed by

Crust is neither destroyed nor formed along a divergent boundary

What instrument records seismic waves?

What is B?

Plates move apart or away from each other at ________ boundaries.

What is D?

Which waves arrive at a seismograph first?

What type of volcano is built by non-explosive explosions?

The Himalayan Mountains were formed in a collision at a

What type of volcano is built almost entirely from ejected lava fragments and always erupts explosively?

Which city is closest to the epicenter?

What are the red arrows?

If the temperature of rock rises above the melting point of the minerals the rock is composed of

Most of the active volcanoes on Earth are located in a belt known as the

An earthquake that occurs under water can cause huge surface waves on the ocean called

An earthquakes epicenter is

What is A?

Why does molten rock in Earth’s mantle rise to Earth’s lithosphere in a convection current?

The theory that explains why and how continents move is called

Modern climates are a result of past movements of

Any activity that includes the movement of magma to Earth’s surface is called

What is C?

What is E?