earthquakes science review

______ are the vibrations of the Earth produced by the rapid release of energy in the lithosphere.

• Foci

• Epicenters

• Earthquakes

• Faults

Where is an earthquake the strongest?

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Focus

What are interactions of the Earth's rigid lithospheric plates as they slide slowly over the asthenosphere.

• transform

• Mantle

• convection currents

• plate tectonics

Which of the following are evidence of plate tectonics?

• Fossils

• ocean floor spreading

• Continent shapes

• Land warping

Convergent= crust is ___.

Transform= crust is ___ nor ___.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

Divergent= crust can be ___

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

225 million years there was a "super continent named___

• Ice Age

• Jurassic

• Pangaea

• Earth

Why do the plates move?

The 3 plate boundaries are ___, ___, and ___.