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Earth Science- Dynamic Crust
Earth Science- Dynamic Crust
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1
What type of boundaries are associated with plates moving apart and reversed magnetism?
transform
hot spot
divergent
convergent
2
Antarctica's location and climate changed because Antarctica moved
northward resulting in a colder climate
northward resulting in a warmer climate
southward resulting in a colder climate
southward resulting in a warmer climate
3
An area where magma breaks through the crust, that is not on a plate boundary, is often referred to as a _____________.
boundary
plume
hot spot
convergent
4
As evidence accumulates, the support for the theory that the continents were once joined
increases
remains the same
decreases
5
How many stations do you need to triangulate to find an earthquakes epicenter?
3
2
Eleventeen
1
6
Fossils are found in South America. What other continent are they likely to be found?
North America
Africa
Antarctica
Europe
7
A huge ocean wave produced by an undersea earthquake is called a_______.
Volcano
Tsunami
Squishy
Tse Tse
8
Where is the Ring of Fire located?
Antarctica
Hawaii
Around the Pacific Ocean
around the Atlantic Ocean
9
Which part of earth's interior has convection currents?
rigid mantle
asthenosphere
inner core
inner core
10
What is the Ring of Fire?
A zone of very high seismic activity locted around the Pacific Ocean
A ring of lava found on composite volcanoes
The only place you will find volcanoes and earthquakes
Ring of dirt left after taking a bath
11
What is the best evidence that sea floor spreading is occurring at the mid Atlantic ridge?
the bedrock of the seafloor is igneous rock
bedrock is younger near the ridge
several faults cut the sea floor
the ridge is the location of irregular volcanoes
12
Why would P waves be received at a station but not S waves?
S-waves do not travel through liquids
P-waves are easier to detect
S-waves do not travel through solids
S-waves do not like the heat
13
Which is NOT evidence of continental drift?
Sea floor spreading
The age of the Earth
Matching fossils
Continents fit like puzzle pieces
14
What causes plate movement?
Mountain formation
Earthquakes
Conduction through rocks
Convection currents in the mantle
15
Where do most earthquakes occur?
they are equally distributed over the Earth
they only occur on the equator
they are concentrated along plate boundaries
they occur on the continents
16
Compared to other layers of earth, the inner core is
least dense
coldest
most dense
highest
17
Most inferences about the characteristics of Earth's mantle and core are based on _____.
scientists opinions
seismic wave behavior
moon rocks
volcanic activity
18
At a subduction zone, why does the oceanic crust sink below the continental crust?
it's random
it is more dense
it is less dense
19
What movement is happening along the San Andreas fault?
divergence
subduction
sea floor spreading
transform movement
20
Which events are most closely associated with volcanoes?
earthquakes
hurricanes
tornadoes
sandstorms
21
The main difference between magma and lava is
composition
viscosity
location
temperature