Plate Boundaries, Earthquakes, Volcanoes

Which ocean in the world is also known as the "Ring of Fire"

• Atlantic
• Indian
• Arctic
• Pacific

The epicenter of an earthquake shows up where?

• Below the surface of the earth.
• On the surface of the earth.
• Next to the P Wave.
• At the end of a Surface Wave

The Richter scale measures:

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

What is the epicenter of an earthquake

• the location along a fault where the first motion of an earthquake occurs
• a seismic wave tht travels along the surface of Earth
• the point on Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus
• the last place that motion in an earthquake is detected

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• lightening
• hailstorms

A break in the lithosphere along which movement has occurred is called a(n)

• fault
• earthquake
• epicenter
• volcano

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

• True
• False

The outside layer of the earth is called ______________________.

• core
• crust
• mantle
• outer core

The earth's ________ is broken up into pieces just like a jigsaw puzzle.

• Inner Core
• Lithosphere
• Mantle
• Outer Core

This picture shows which kind of Plate Boundary?

• Colliding Boundary
• Fault Boundary
• Spreading Boundary
• Seismic Boundary