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Movement of Earth's Crust
Movement of Earth's Crust
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The push-pull or back and forth wave caused by earthquakes is called a...
S wave
rift
P wave
Surface wave
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The innermost layer of Earth is called the...
asthenosphere
core
epicenter
mantle
3
The layer that includes the crust and upper mantle is the...
lithosphere
outer core
asthenosphere
inner core
4
Earth's crust moves...
only in S waves
once each year
all the time
only during earthquakes
5
The best male comic book super hero is...
Super Man
Batman
Iron Man
Spider-Man
6
The Pacific plate is Earth's largest plate. It is named the Pacific plate because...
it was named by a Californian
it is the largest
it carries the Pacific Ocean floor
it is surrounded by the ring of fire
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Plates move away from each other along a...
convergent boundary
transform fault boundary
divergent boundary
rift
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About 200 million years ago, today's continents were one supercontinent. Before that, they...
looked much as they do today
were grouped differently
covered the entire Earth
were under the ocean
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An earthquake wave that make the ground roll and sway is called a...
surface wave
epicenter
P wave
S wave
10
What forms where two plates move apart?
rift
mid-ocean ridge
sea-floor spreading
crust
11
Plates collide along a...
earthquake
convergent boundary
transform fault boundary
divergent boundary
12
The chain of mountains through the oceans is called...
mid-ocean ridge
sea-floor spreading
lithosphere
rift
13
The temp. in the core is over 5500°C, but the core remains solid because...
the core is made of metal
of immense pressure
the core is made of rock
of plate tectonics
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The outermost layer of Earth is the...
lithosphere
crust
core
mantle
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The point on Earth's surface directly above the focus is called...
surface waves
mantle
asthenosphere
epicenter
16
The type of volcano that usually has the steepest sides is the...
cinder cone volcano
composite volcano
sheild volcano
caldera volcano
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The layer directly above the outer core is the...
crust
mantle
inner core
asthenosphere
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A sudden movement of rocks in Earths crust is called...
transform fault boundary
rift
focus
earthquake
19
Which of the following is
NOT
a reason why Earth's surface is always changing?
blowing wind
solar wind
meteorites
movinf water
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The large, stiff plates of the lithosphere float on the asthenophere because of...
the asthenosphere's plasticity
plates that slide over one another
earthquakes and volcanoes
water underneath the crust
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The theory of plate movements is called...
lithosphere
sea-floor spreading
plate tectonics
mid-ocean ridge
22
A mountain that forms around an opening in Earth's crust is called a/n...
volcano
mid-cean ridge
rift
earthquake
23
The scale that measures the amount of earthquake energy is called...
epicenter
P wave
S wave
Richter scale
24
Plates grind past each other along a...
convergent boundary
transform fault boundary
epicenter
divergent boundary
25
The zone of partially melted rock in the upper mantle is called...
asthenosphere
lithosphere
crust
epicenter
26
The process that forms new sea floor along a rift is called...
mid-ocean ridge
sea-floor spreading
Richter scale
plate tectonics
27
The point in Earth's crust where and earthquake starts is the...
focus
P wave
epicenter
Transform fault boundary
28
The up-and-down, slower wave in Earth's crust is called...
P wave
S wave
sea-floor spreading
surface wave
29
Scientists predict that someday San Francisco will be off the coast of Alaska because...
of the low-pressure jet streams
of strong, cool ocean currents
a volcano's lava will push it there
of the movement of Earth's plates
