Earth Process Review

Plates move towards one another at ______________ boundaries.

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• detergent

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• subducting

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• submergent

Plate movement is caused by ______________.

• the rotation of the Earth
• ocean tides
• convection currents in the mantle
• the moon's gravity

The Richter scale measures:

• the amount of radon gas released
• the movement of plates
• the strength of an earthquake
• the weight of tectonic plates

Earthquakes happen every day. Most are too small for humans to notice.

• True
• False

This is the area beneath the Earth's surface where the earthquake begins

• epicenter
• focus
• fault line
• tectonic plate

A deep crack in the Earth's crust is called a _______________.

• canyon
• trench
• fault
• plate

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• strike slip

The plastic-like layer that is located directly under the lithosphere is known as the ____________.

• lithosphere
• asthenosphere
• atmosphere
• photosphere