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plate tectonics test

plate tectonics unit test #1 study guide

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Alfred Wegener had a theory that all the continents where once a super continent named? Pangea.
Oceanic lithosphere forms because of? Sea-floor spreading.
What are the three types of faults? Normal, reverse, and strike-slip.
What are the three types of boundaries? Convergent, divergent, transform.
What the main types of volcanoes? Cinder-cone, shield, and composite.
What is subduction? It is when the lighter plate slides under the heavier plate.
What is the epicenter of the earthquake? It is the point directly above the earthquakes focus.
What is a fault? A fault is a parallel break in the earths crust.
What is a boundary? The place where two tectonic plates meet.
What is the earths 3 layers in order from bottom to top? Mesosphere, asthenosphere, lithosphere.
What causes a strike-slip fault? transform boundaries.
What causes a normal fault? tension.
What causes a reverse fault? compression.
What is the study of earthquake science? seismology.
What should one do if in a house and an earthquake occurs? Get under a strong piece of furniture.
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