Unit 4 Earths Interior/Plate Tectonics Test Review #1

Front

What is the outermost structural layer of the Earth?

Back

Lithosphere

Front

What type of plate boundary is found on the west coast of South America?

Back

Convergent

Front

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

Back

Convergent

Front

What are S Waves?

Back

Seismic body waves that do not travel through the outer core.

Front

What type of event is commonly associated with convergent plate boundaries?

Back

Earthquake

Front

What is the layer of the Earth beneath the lithosphere?

Back

Asthenosphere

Front

What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates moving apart?

Back

Divergent

Front

What is the primary cause of volcanic eruptions at plate boundaries?

Back

Movement of tectonic plates.

Front

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

Back

Transform boundary

Front

What is the layer of the Earth that is liquid and surrounds the inner core?

Back

Outer core