Earth Science Unit Review

In which layer are the tectonic plates located?

A fault where two blocks of rock slide horizontally past each other is a ___

What is a fault?

As a plate sinks, it pulls on the rest of the plate with a force called ___

_____ is the circulation of material caused by temperature and density difference.

Which seismic waves move in a push-pull motion like a coiled spring?

The partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere is ______

Which seismic waves have particles that vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave

Which of the following statements regarding seafloor spreading is false?

Which layer contains the convection currents?

Which seismic waves generally cause the most earthquake damage?

___ are steep-sided volcanoes that have explosive eruptions along convergent plate boundaries

The location directly above an earthquake's focus is its ___

______ is the process that forms new oceanic crust and moves it.

A large volcano with gentle slopes is a ___

Which of the following layers are you closest to?

Which of the following statements about Wegner’s evidence for continental drift is false?

___ is a type of boundary where two plates slide past each other

A convergent plate boundary is one where ___

The dense metallic center of Earth is __

A fault where two blocks of rock are pushed together is a

Rising mantle material at mid-ocean ridges causes plates to move away. This force is

What is a cinder cone volcano?

A fault where two blocks of rock pull apart is a

The solid part of Earth is called ____

How do volcanoes form at divergent plate boundaries?

Which of the following statements regarding continental drift is true?

A divergent plate boundary is one which

The theory of ___ states Earth’s surface consists of plates that move relative to one another

How do volcanoes form at convergent boundaries?