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Plate Tectonics

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What type of boundary has two plates that collide together? Convergent
What type of boundary has two plates that slide past each other? Transform
What type of boundary has two plates that move apart? Divergent
What type of boundary creates volcanic islands and deep sea trenches? Convergent
What type of boundary creates continental mountain ranges? Convergent
What type of boundary created the Mid Atlantic Ridge? Divergent
What type of boundary created the San Andreas Fault? Transform
What type of boundary allows for subduction (the destroying of old crust)? Convergent
What type of boundary creates new crust? Divergent
What layer of the earth is made out of liquid metal? Outer Core
What layer of the earth is made out of magma? Mantle
What layer of the earth is the densest? Inner Core
What is the name of the rock that oceanic crust is made out of? Basalt
What is a fracture in the earth's crust called? Fault
What type of fault allows the hanging wall to move down? Normal
What type of fault allows the hanging wall to move up? Reverse
What type of fault allows the hanging wall to slide past? Transform
Who came up with the idea of Continental Drift? Wegner
What do we call the idea that the ocean floor is drifting apart? Seafloor Spreading
What was the name of the super continent? Pangaea
Which is not a piece of evidence to support continental drift: glaciers, fossils, volcanoes, rocks. Volcanoes
What is the force that moves the plates? Convection currents
What is the point where an earthquake occurs? Focus
What is the point on the surface directly above where an earthquake occurs? Epicenter
What wave travels the fastest? P wave
What wave will NOT travel through water? S wave
What wave causes damage on the surface of the earth? L wave
What instrument is used to detect an earthquake? seismogram
What measurement scale is used to measure earthquakes? Magnitude
What is the area around the Pacific Ocean that contains the most earthquakes and volcanoes called? Ring of Fire
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