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Regents Review #2 Dynamic Crust due 4/27 3:15p.m.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Earth's internal heat is the primary source of energy that

warms the lower troposphere
melts glacial ice at lower altitudes
moves the lithospheric plates
pollutes deep groundwater with radioactivity

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A P-wave arrives at a seismic station 11 minutes and 40 seconds after the earthquake. How long after the first P-wave arrives will the first S-wave arrive? 

5  minutes
8 minutes 40 seconds
9 minutes 40 seconds
21 minutes 20 seconds

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The Aleutian Islands extend westward from southern Alaska to form the northern boundary of the Pacific Ocean. These volcanic islands were formed by the nearby

subduction of a continental plate
subduction of an oceanic plate
divergence of a continental plate
divergence of an oceanic plate

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What is the primary geologic process occurring along the San Andreas fault?

transform movement
spreading movement
subduction
convergence

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Compared to the oceanic crust, the continental crust is usually

thicker, with a less dense granitic composition 
thicker, with a more dense basaltic composition 
thinner, with a less dense granitic composition
thinner, with a more dense basaltic composition

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which mantle hot spot is located directly below a mid-ocean ridge plate boundary?

Yellowstone
Iceland
Canary Islands
Hawaii

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What is the approximate P-wave travel time from an earthquake if the P-wave arrives at the seismic station 8 minutes before the S-wave?

4 minutes 20 seconds
6 minutes 30 seconds
10 minutes
11 minutes 20 seconds

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