Plate tectonics review

Front

This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel.

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Inner Core

Front

Based on evidence from land features, fossils and climate, Wegener concluded that continents...

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move

Front

Which seismic wave does a seismograph detect first?

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P Wave

Front

Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?

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Richter Scale

Front

Which letter represents the movement created by the P Wave?

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B

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

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Crust

Front

What is the layer of the Earth between the crust and the outer core?

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Mantle

Front

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move apart?

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Divergent boundary

Front

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

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Plate tectonics

Front

What are the two types of seismic waves?

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P Waves and S Waves