Earth systems

The mantle makes up nearly ___ of Earth's mass.

The crust and upper portion of the mantle are called the

• asthenosphere.

• lithosphere.

The boundary between two plates that collide with one another.

• Divergent Plate Boundary
• Convergent Plate Boundary
• Transform Plate Boundary
• Subversive Plate Boundary

The boundary between two plates that pull apart from one another.

• Divergent Plate Boundary
• Convergent Plate Boundary
• Transform Plate Boundary
• Subversive Plate Boundary

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

The boundary between two plates that slide past one another. 

• Divergent Plate Boundary
• Convergent Plate Boundary
• Transform Plate Boundary
• Subversive Plate Boundary

When two plates collide and one plate slips below the other and down into the mantle. 

• Subduction
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Convection

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The way in which energy during an earthquake travels through the earth.

• Fault
• Epicenter
• Seismic Waves
• Focus

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The point on Earth's surface directly above the place in the rocks where an earthquake begins.

• Fault
• Epicenter
• Seismic Waves
• Focus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The place in the rocks where pressure releases and an earthquake begins.

• Fault
• Epicenter
• Seismic Waves
• Focus

During which process does layer upon layer of sediment build up, exerting pressure on the layers below?

• Erosion

• Compaction

• Conglomerate