Plate Boundaries
Plate Boundaries Continued
Forces and Speed
Potential Energy Force & Earthquakes
Seismic Activity
100
Process that causes tectonic plates to move.
What is convection?
100
Type of plate boundary that creates a mountain range.
What is a convergent boundary?
100
The boy on the bike went 7 meters.
What is the total distance the boy traveled?
100
A car in constant motion has a net force of 40 N. This is an example of a _________ force.
What is unbalanced force?
100
This type of seismic wave is the most destructive and does not pass through Earth.
What are surface waves?
200
One piece of evidence that Pangea once existed is that is the same ____________ are found on different continents.
What are fossils?
200
What is a divergent boundary?
200
This distance is 5 meters.
What is the displacement?
200
The force of a car in Newtons with a mass of 900 kg accelerating at 0.5 m/s².
What is 450 N?
200
Name this chain of volcanoes and seismic activity that surrounds the Pacific Plate.
What is The Ring of Fire?
300
The San Andreas Fault is an example of a _______________ plate boundary. It is located in California and causes earthquakes to occur.
What is a transform?
300
Where the youngest crust is located on a mid-ocean ridge.
What is closer to the ridge?
300
The net force shown in the diagram.
What is 70 N?
300
The seismograph station located furthest from the epicenter of the earthquake.
What is C?
300
Point where earthquake eruption starts.
What is the focus?
400
This type of plate boundary creates a TRENCH where subduction happens.
What is a convergent boundary?
400
Where the oldest island is located on a hotspot.
What is furthest away from the hotspot?
400
The net force shown in the diagram.
What is 10 N?
400
This type of seismic wave cannot pass through liquid layers of the Earth.
What is a secondary (S) wave?
400
Point on Earth's surface directly above the focus.
What is the epicenter?
500
Type of plate boundary that creates a rift valley.
What is a divergent boundary?
500
The elevation of Point B is __________ miles.
What is 900 miles?
500
The force working against the traveling direction of the airplane.
What is drag or air resistance?
500
The position that shows the most magnetic potential energy.
What is position 1?
500
Type of seismic wave that travels the fastest and can move through all layers of the Earth.
What is primary (P) wave?