Benchmark 2 Review

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What technology uses seismic waves to monitor earthquake activity?

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Seismometer

Front

What is the theory that explains the movement of Earth's tectonic plates?

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Pangea

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How does surface water become groundwater?

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Surface water becomes groundwater through infiltration and percolation into the soil.

Front

What are the large rocky pieces that Earth's crust is broken into called?

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Plates

Front

What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving towards each other?

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Convergent

Front

What is the process called when water moves from the surface into the soil?

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Infiltration

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What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates away from each other?

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Divergent boundary

Front

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?

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Pangea

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What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other?

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Transform boundary

Front

What natural phenomenon is caused by the movement of tectonic plates?

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Earthquake