Plate Tectonics & Earthquakes

What do you called the movements of plates inside the Earth

• Crustal Shifting

• Oceanic Drifting

• Plate Tectonics

• Polar Tectonics

What is the name for the boundary between two tectonic plates?

• Plate Margin

• Crustal Boundary

• Seismic Zone

• Tectonic Divide

What is the process of one tectonic plate being forced underneath another?

• Subduction

• Crustal Compression

• Plate Submersion

• Tectonic Convergence

Which type of plate boundary is associated with the formation of mountain ranges?

• Transform Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Convergent Boundary

• Subduction Boundary

Which natural hazard is characterized by a violent shaking of the Earth?

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Tectonic Plates

• Earthquake

What is the term for the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

• Epicenter

• Seismic Node

• Quake Center

• Earthquake Apex

The point of which an earthquake originates is called?

• The epicenter

• The shockwaves

• The focus

• The crust

Intermediate earthquakes are found between

• 300-700km

• 70-300km

• Above 0km

• 0-70km

An earthquake's intensity is measured in

• Degrees

• Knots

• Magnitude

• Millibars

These types of of volcanoes are caused by movements inside the Earth