Earth's Changing Crust

Question 1

Which causes major geologic events like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions to take place?

Accepted Answer

tectonic plates moving

Question 2

Which is the name of the huge ocean wave that may form as the result of an earthquake?

Accepted Answer

tsunami

Question 3

Which method is used to find an earthquake's epicenter?

Accepted Answer

triangulation

Question 4

Where would you find mountain ranges that match the Appalachian Mountains?

Accepted Answer

British Isles

Question 5

The lithosphere is made of seven major plates. What else?

Accepted Answer

several small plates that move a few centimeters per year

Question 6

What is found in colder climates has fossils of plants that grow only in the tropics?

Accepted Answer

coal

Question 7

Which method moves heat from Earth's interior to Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

convection

Question 8

What layer of Earth is made of a solid part and a thick zone of hot, soft rock?

Accepted Answer

mantle

Question 9

Which could scientists use to show that continents are moving away from each other?

Accepted Answer

maps

Question 10

Which is the word for molten rock that reaches the surface of earth?

Accepted Answer

magma

Question 11

Where is the crust of Earth thickest?

Accepted Answer

under continents

Question 12

Based on the map, which reasonable hypothesis might you make?

Accepted Answer

Plates are named for the major feature in the plate

Question 13

Which is not a major idea of the theory of continental drift?

Accepted Answer

Earth's landmasses started to move 100,000,000 years ago

Question 14

California is _____ of the boundary between the pacific and North American Plate

Accepted Answer

west

Question 15

At which type of boundary do two tectonic plates move apart?

Accepted Answer

divergent

Question 16

Where is the ring of fire located?

Accepted Answer

around the Pacific Ocean

Question 17

Which feature is shown on the topographic map?

Accepted Answer

volcano

Question 18

Which is the word for a break in the Earth's crust where rocks move in relation to each other

Accepted Answer

fault

Questions 18