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Earth Science Chapter 1
Outermost layer of Earth
Up/Down Wave
Earth Science Chapter 1
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Up/Down Wave
Surface Wave
P-Wave
S-Wave
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Outermost layer of Earth
Mantle
Crust
Core
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Plates colliding
Convergent Boundary
Transform Fault Boundary
Divergent Boundary
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Earth's crust moves __________________.
all the time
only in S-Waves
once each year
only during earthquakes
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Point of earthquake ON THE SURFACE
Epicenter
S-Wave
P-Wave
Focus
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Innermost layer of Earth
Mantle
Core
Crust
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Mountain that forms along opening in the crust
Richter Scale
Volcano
Earthquake
Magnitude
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Forms where 2 plates move apart
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Sea-Floor Spreading
Rift
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The fastest of earthquake waves
P-Wave
Surface Wave
S-Wave
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Chain of mountains in ocean
Mid-ocean Ridge
Sea-floor Spreading
Divergent Boundary
Rift
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Push/Pull Wave
S-Wave
P-Wave
Surface Wave
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Used to measure earthquake's energy
Moment Magnitude Scale
Richter Scale
Focus Monitor
Mercalli Intensity Scale
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Rolling/Swaying Wave
S-Wave
P-Wave
Surface Wave
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Process that forms new sea-floor along a rift
Sea-floor Spreading
Mid-ocean Ridge
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Plates grinding along side one another
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Transform Fault Boundary
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Sudden movement of rock in crust
Magnitude
Richter Scale
Earthquake
Volcano
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Point IN CRUST where earthquake begins
S-Wave
Focus
P-Wave
Epicenter
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Plates moving away from one another
Transform Fault Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
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True or False: Continental/Continental convergent boundaries often result in mountain formation
FALSE
TRUE
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Layer directly above outer core
Crust
Mantle
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
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Which of the following is NOT a reason why Earth's surface is always changing
Blowing Wind
Solar Wind
Moving Water
Meteorites
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Zone of partially melted rock in upper mantle
Crust
Asthenosphere
Core
Lithosphere
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Theory of Plate Movements
Asthenosphere
Plate Tectonics
Lithosphere
Magma
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True or False: The temperature near the upper mantle is cooler than the lower mantle
TRUE
FALSE
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Layer that includes crust and part of upper mantle
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
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True or False: The rocks a few hundred feet from a rift are newer than the ones 5 feet away
FALSE
TRUE
