Earth's Processes Practice

Front

What layer of Earth is made up of tectonic plates?

Back

Lithosphere

Front

Why are earthquakes common in areas like California and Japan?

Back

Both areas are on the boundary of active plates, the motion of the plates causes earthquakes.

Front

What are weaker earthquakes that follow a stronger earthquake called?

Back

Aftershock

Front

What measures the magnitude or size of an earthquake?

Back

Richter scale

Front

At which two types of plate boundaries do most volcanoes occur?

Back

Convergent with subduction and divergent.

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

Back

Crust

Front

What is the layer of the Earth beneath the lithosphere?

Back

Asthenosphere

Front

What is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

Back

Epicenter

Front

What instrument is used to measure seismic waves?

Back

Seismograph

Front

What is the term for the process by which an earthquake's shaking can cause the ground to behave like a liquid?

Back

Liquefaction