Flashcard#5 Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries

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What is the instrument used to detect and measure earthquakes?

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Seismograph

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What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?

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Transform boundary

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What geological evidence supports the theory of continental drift?

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The presence of the same fossils and rocks on several continents.

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What natural disaster is most commonly associated with transform boundaries?

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Earthquakes

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What phenomenon is created by earthquakes occurring on the ocean floor?

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Tsunamis

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What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

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Divergent, Convergent, and Transform boundaries.

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What occurs at a divergent plate boundary?

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Tectonic plates move apart, leading to the formation of new crust.

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What is a convergent plate boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates collide, often causing one plate to be forced beneath the other.

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What is the Ring of Fire?

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A major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.

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How do earthquakes occur?

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They occur due to the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust, creating seismic waves.