Unit 3 Review

Front

Where do earthquakes generally originate?

Back

At plate boundaries and fault lines.

Front

What are vibrations caused when stress makes rocks pass their elastic limit?

Back

Earthquake.

Front

What causes the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Convection currents in the Asthenosphere.

Front

What is the surface that rocks break and move along once they meet their elastic limit?

Back

Fault.

Front

What is a seismic sea wave that can cause mass destruction?

Back

Tsunami.

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 and record details of earthquakes?

Back

Seismograph.

Front

What is the term for the point within the Earth where an earthquake originates?

Back

Focus.

Front

What is the scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?

Back

Richter scale.

Front

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

Back

Transform boundary.