Geology Unit One Test

Compared to the continental crust, the oceanic crust is

Earth is composed of four layers, how are these layers identified

The crust and upper mantle make up Earth's

Earth's core is made of 

Earths inner core is 

Magma is

The supercontinent in the continental drift hypothesis was called

The driving forces of tectonic plates are related to convection currents in Earth's

Which of the following is a geographic example of a transform fault boundary

which correctly describes how convection currents move inside earth

most earthquakes happen

Hot springs that erupt and send hot water shooting into the air are called

What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earths layers

Scientists monitor volcanoes to

Where is the oceanic crust the oldest?

Mountain ranges occur where these types of crust converge

new ocean crust is formed at 

What kind of plate boundary occurs where two plates grind past each other

In the plate tectonics theory, a plate can be made up of

________ currents inside Earth drive plate motion

Earth's interior is warmer than its surface, hot materials move toward the surface in a process

Most damage of an earthquake usually occurs

What geological event occurs at a convergent boundary?

At a transform boundary

Which layer of Earth has the highest temperature

Which layer makes up most of Earth's mass

Which seismic wave causes the most damage?

The Himalayas in South Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary

What hypothesis states that the continents were once joined to form a single supercontinent?

Molten rock on a planet's surface is 

What seismic wave is the fastest?

A water wave that rises high along a coastline and is caused by an earthquake

What is a hot spot?

Plates move apart at _________boundaries

According to the theory of plate tectonics

What can occur when an oceanic & continental plate move together

Earth's thin rocky outer layer is its

Earth's core is composed of two separate layers: the inner and outer core, whats the difference

Which boundary would create non-volcanic mountains?

Hot spots occur from

a dense cloud of super-hot gas and rock that travels downhill from an eruption