Earthquakes 1
About 80% of all earthquakes happen at the Ring of Fire
True
When tectonic plates move we feel
an earthquake
Tectonic plates are _____ in motion
always/constant
Earthquakes are almost impossible to...
Predict
Animals have weird behavior prior to an earthquake
True
How slow do tectonic plates move?
The speed of a fingernail growing
A ................ will record the earthquake on a piece of paper
seismometer
How do the plates move? Fast, slow, or medium?
Slow
Name 2 types of crust
Oceanic and continental
The San Andreas fault system is an example of this type of plate movement/boundary
Transform boundary
Name the fault that is famous for affecting California
San Andreas Fault system
When plates move apart we say it is a .......... boundary
divergent
Where do most earthquakes occur?
If you live near tectonic plate boundaries
When plates move together we say it is a .......... boundary
convergent
How many people died in the 1906 SF earthquake?
3,000
What is earth's crust divided up into?
Tectonic plates
What is a geologist?
People who study Earth's crust or rocks
Where is the ring of fire?
Pacific Ocean/around the edge of the Pacific Plate
An example of a divergent boundary is
The Mid Atlantic Ridge
When does the aftershock occur?
After an earthquake