EARTH PROCESSES

Front

Mountains are formed from what type of plate movement? Options: diverging, converging, transformation, dialation

Back

converging

Front

Faults are formed at transform boundaries, how do transforming plates move?

Back

opposite directions

Front

How are oceanic crust and continental crust different?

Back

Continental crust is thicker and less dense, Oceanic crust is thinner and more dense.

Front

What happens when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?

Back

The more dense oceanic plate will sink and pull the rest of it down into the Earth. This will create what is called a Subduction Zone.

Front

What are the layers of the earth? Options: A- crust B- magma C- Lava D- iridium, A- mantle B- crust C- inner solid core D- outer liquid core, A- crust B - mantle C- outer liquid core D- inner solid core, the Earth is just made of one layer

Back

crust, mantle, outer liquid core, inner solid core

Front

Where are the focus and the epicenter located in an earthquake?

Back

The focus is where the earthquake starts, the epicenter is directly above it.

Front

What things can cause a tsunami? tornadoes, hurricanes, currents, high winds, dropping air pressures, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, underwater rock slides, meteorites, nuclear testing, biological warfare, whaling, underwater heat vents

Back

earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, underwater rock slides, meteorites, nuclear testing

Front

Which layer is made of liquid metal (Fe and Ni)?

Back

outer core

Front

Which layer is made of slightly molten rock?

Back

mantle

Front

Which layer is the hottest? Options: crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

Back

inner core