Earth Science Sem 2 Review

Which of the following is NOT associated with transform boundaries?

Oceanic crust is made mostly of

Most scientists rejected Wegener's hypothesis because he

Places where tectonic plates come together are called

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

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

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

What drives plate tectonics?

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

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

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

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

Places where tectonic plates move apart are called

Maximum earthquake intensity is usually found at the earthquakes

Continental crust is made mostly of

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

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

Where are most divergent boundaries found?

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

Which type of seismic wave cannot travel through liquids?

The Modified-Mercalli scale measures an earthquakes