Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes Review

Most dangerous / destructive volcano, high amounts of silica, rhyolitic lava, highly explosive eruptions

Which theory states that all of Earth’s continents were once joined together as supercontinent Pangaea?

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

Which type of fault has two pieces of land sliding horizontally past each other?

Which theory states that new crust is formed at ocean ridges and crust is destroyed at trenches?

The driving forces of tectonic plates are related to convection currents in Earth’s

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

Fast-moving clouds of gas, ash, and other tephra are

Which feature is associated with a continental – continental plate boundary?

Most scientists at the time rejected Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift because

Volcano that has gently sloping sides, nearly circular base, low silica, basaltic lava, nonexplosive eruptions

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?

Places where tectonic plates move apart are called

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

Most igneous rock activity occurs

Maximum earthquake intensity is usually found at the earthquake’s

Which of the following seismic waves travels the fastest?

Which of the following does NOT describe the Ring of Fire?

Information from how many seismic stations is required to determine the location of the epicenter of an earthquake?

Which of the following structures would be the most likely to survive a strong earthquake?

Places where tectonic plates come together are called

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

A bowl-shaped depression that forms around the vent of a volcano is a

Volcano that is small with steep sides, has moderate amounts of silica, andesitic lava

Where are most divergent boundaries found?