Earth Systems, Structure, and Processes Review

German scientist Alfred Wegener developed the hypothesis of:

Volcanic activity is related to tectonic plate movement.

Plates/crust are formed at which type of boundary?

The point beneath the Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and triggers an earthquake is called the:

The inner core is made of solid iron and nickel.

An earthquake is related to a crack in the crust called a(n):

The Earth is composed of:

Most of the world's great mountain ranges occur at which type of boundary?

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

Why do earthquakes occur near the San Andreas fault?

During an earthquake, energy is released into the earth.

The type of seismic waves that arrive at the surface first and move by compressing and expanding the ground are called:

The waves generated by an earthquake are mechanical waves.

The Earth's inner core is composed mainly of?

Mountains form where tectonic plates collide.

The instrument used by scientists to record vibrations in the ground and determines the strength of an earthquake is?

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

Which of the following are possible at transform boundaries?

Volcanoes occur at all of the following except:

Earth's inner core is suspended in?

Which layer of the Earth is the convective layer?

Oceanic plates are thicker than Continental plates.

Which type of seismic wave causes the most damage?

Seismologists study:

Which of the following is true about the crust?

Plates/crust are destroyed at which type of boundary?

The solid outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper layer of the mantle is called the:

Which of the following is true about the inner core?

The Earth's surface is covered by which percentage of water?

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

Which of the following are possible at divergent boundaries?

Most of the Earth's volcanoes are found in Hawaii

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

What causes the tectonic plates to move?

How did Harry Hess support Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift?

Which of the following is possible at a convergent boundary?

Which of the following creates a mid-ocean ridge?

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

Which of the following is true about the mantle?

Which of the following is true about the outer core?

Tectonic Plates:

Hot, molten rock that flows from a volcano is called:

The resistance to flow.

Which layer of the Earth is divided into plates?

Earth's outer layer in called?