Plate Boundaries
How to transform boundaries move
Slide past eachother
What is the point in the Earth at which an earthquake begins?
Focus
Which of the following is a way in which inner earth material is returned to the surface?
Volcanic eruption
Which of the following best describes what most rocks are composed of?
minerals
Which of the following layers of Earth has the greatest density?
Inner core
How do convergent boundaries move
Towards eachother and collide
What is the point on the surface of the Earth at which an earthquake can be located?
Epicenter
Which provides the best evidence for the theory that faults and volcanoes are results of tectonic plate interactions?
What is molten rock under the ground?
Magma
A hypothesis that Pangea broke apart into continents that moved slowly to where they are today is called
Continental Drift
Which of these did NOT provide evidence for continental drift?
Oceanic Plate theory
Point on Earth's surface directly above the focus, pertaining to an earthquake.
Epicenter
What plates form volcanoes
Divergent
A mineral is a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence.
True
Seafloor spreading and continental drift are believed to be caused by
Convection Currents
The upper part of the mantle that is malleable is called _______.
Asthenosphere
Where is the highest risk of earthquakes in the U.S.?
California
What is the name of the liquid that flows out of volcanoes
Lava
What is produced when existing rock is weathered and eroded?
Sediment
What is deposition?
How are faults that occur in the middle of tectonic plates different from plate boundaries?
An underwater earthquake is known as what?
Tsunami
What country was formed from volcanoes
Hawaii
What type of rock forms when heat and pressure change the structure, texture, or composition of sedimentary rock?
Metamorphic
What types of rocks are fossils most commonly found in?
Sedimentary