Earth Systems Review

Type of waves that compress and expand the ground like an accordion are called?

During an earthquake, energy is released into the earth.

How much of the earth's surface is covered by water?

Earth's inner core is composed mainly of?

Volcanoes occur at all of the following EXCEPT?

The Ring of Fire, a region with many active volcanoes, circles which ocean?

Hot, molten rock deep below the Earth's surface is called?

The earth is composed mainly of?

German scientist Alfred Wegener developed the hypothesis of?

Most of the world's great mountain ranges occur near ____________ boundaries?

Which layer is divided into plates?

The point beneath the Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and an earthquake occurs?

Which layer of the earth is the convective layer?

Earth's outer layer is called the?

The waves generated by an earthquake are mechanical waves.

Oceanic plates are thicker than continental plates.

What causes the tectonic plates to move?

Tectonic Plates

Seismologist study?

Which process best explains the driving force behind tectonic plate movement?

Most of the Earth's volcanoes are found in Hawaii.

Earth's inner core is suspended in?

Mountains form where tectonic plates collide

The layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the upper layer of the mantle is called?

Volcanic activity is related to tectonic plate movement.

When rock layers are stretched apart at divergent boundaries, this is called?

The rotational motion of the Earth creates a dynamo effect where a force field is generated.

An earthquake is related to a crack in the crust called?