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Question 1

The ______ scale is used to measure the magnitude if an earthquake…

Answer 1

Richter

Question 2

The ______ scale is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake…

Answer 2

Mericalli

Question 3

What are the 3 types of seismic waves?

Answer 3

1. ) primary waves
2. ) Secondary waves
3. ) Love waves

Question 4

Slowest traveling wave?

Answer 4

Love waves

Question 5

Wave that can’t travel through a liquid?

Answer 5

Secondary waves

Question 6

Most damaging wave?

Answer 6

Love waves

Question 7

Wave that can travel through a liquid and a solid?

Answer 7

Primary waves

Question 8

Method to finding the epicenter of an earthquake?

Answer 8

Seismogram

Question 9

Types of plate boundaries that cause volcanic formation?

Answer 9

Convergent

Divergent

Question 10

What are 3 types of volcanoes we’ve discussed in class?

Answer 10

Shield
Cinder
Composite

Question 11

The _____ volcano is short, wide and is created by quiet eruptions

Answer 11

Shield

Question 12

The____ volcano is tall, wide, and can be created by quiet and explosive eruptions.

Answer 12

Composite

Question 13

The _____ volcano is tall, narrow, and is created by explosive eruptions.

Answer 13

Cinder

Question 14

What are two types of plates on earth??

Answer 14

Oceanic and continental

Question 15

Which plate is more dense?

Answer 15

Oceanic

Question 16

What is the driving force that caused plates to move?

Answer 16

Convection, it causes a unequal distribution of heat

Question 17

Three types of boundaries?

Answer 17

Convergent
Divergent
Transform

Question 18

When two plates are moving away from each other, it’s called

Answer 18

Divergent

Question 19

When two plates are moving towards eachother, it’s called

Answer 19

Convergent

Question 20

When two plates are sliding plast eachother, it’s called

Answer 20

Transform I

Question 21

At a convergent plate, when one boundary is slipping underneath the other plate it’s called

Answer 21

Subduction

Question 22

Anticline looks like …

Answer 22

n

Question 23

Syncline look like….

Answer 23

u

Question 24

Three kinds of mountains

Answer 24

Fold
Fault block
Dome

Question 25

Mountains formed primarily by folding are called

Answer 25

Fold mountains

Question 26

Tension all stress leads to what kind of mountain

Answer 26

Fault block

Question 27

Most mountains are formed where on earth?

Answer 27

Plate boundaries

Question 28

Describe what happens with an oceanic plate and an continental plate

Answer 28

The more dense oceanic subducts underneath the continental plate

Question 29

Where do mountains form away from plate boundaries?

Answer 29

Hotspots

Question 30

Where do earthquakes occur most often?

Answer 30

Plate tectonics