ELS TECTONICS

What process deforms the earth's crust?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Tectonics
• Deposition

Which layer of the Earth is fluid-like?

• Asthenosphere
• Mesosphere
• Lithosphere
• Hydrosphere

Which layer of the Earth acts like a solid?

• Asthenosphere
• Mesosphere
• Lithosphere
• Hydrosphere

What type of tectonic plate movement occurs when plates slide apart from each other?

• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

What type of tectonic plate movement occurs when two plates slide toward each other?

• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

What type of tectonic plate movement occurs when plates slide past each other?

• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform

What are the two types of seismic waves that travel beneath the Earth's surface?

• P-Wave and S-Wave
• Primary Wave and Secondary Wave
• Body Wave and Surface Wave

Which seismic wave cannot travel through a solid?

• P-Wave
• S-Wave

What is the most destructive and dangerous seismic wave?

• P-Wave
• S-Wave

What causes ground shaking during an earthquake?

• Erosion
• Seismic waves
• Weathering
• Deposition