MP3 Environmental Earth Science Exam Review

What is B?

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

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

The theory that explains why and how continents move is called

What instrument records seismic waves?

The Himalayan Mountains were formed in a collision at a

Which city is closest to the epicenter?

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

What is C?

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

Modern climates are a result of past movements of

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

Earthquakes are usually found near

Crust is neither destroyed nor formed along a divergent boundary

What are the red arrows?

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

Which waves arrive at a seismograph first?

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

Overall which seismic waves are the most destructive

What is D?

Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift was finally confirmed by

An earthquakes epicenter is

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

What is E?

What is A?