Earth History Vocab

Front

Earth's plates meet at ____________.

Back

plate boundaries

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

A break in the earth's crust is called a ___________.

Back

fault

Front

When plates slide past each other, this is a _________ boundary.

Back

transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

Current responsible for Earth's plate movement.

Back

Convection

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

San Andreas fault type?

Back

transform

Front

Feature created by convergent boundaries:

Back

mountain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

The cold, rigid outermost rock layer is called the ____________.

Back

lithosphere

Front

NOT a correct boundary type:

Back

subduction-convergent

Front

Earthquakes are vibrations in the ground from movements along breaks in Earth's lithosphere.

Back

the vibrations in the ground that result from movements along breaks in Earth's lithosphere.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

P-wave stands for?

Back

Primary wave