Name the type of plate boundary in the following diagram

Zone of volcanoes and earthquakes that surround the Pacific ocean

Name the type of boundary in the following diagram

The force that causes the upward and downward movements of molten material that forms new continents

Seafloor spreading occurs at what type of plate boundary

Type of plate tectonic boundary where a deep ocean trench is formed

Most earthquakes occur along or near the edges of the

In which major earthquake zone are earthquakes produced mainly by plates moving away from each other

The San Andreas Fault zone has formed where the edge of the Pacific plate is slipping

Which of the following best describes aftershocks

Name the type of plate boundary between plates B and D on the western coast of North America

Name the type of plate boundary between plates J and L

Name the type of plate boundary between plates I an N

During an earthquake, a person is most likely to be safe in

Tsunamis result from an earthquake with epicenters located

The most damaging earthquake wave

The following diagram represents which type of fault

Tremors that occur before an earthquake are called

The type of earthquake wave that travels the fastest and is the first to arrive at seismic

The San Andreas fault is an example of what type of fault?

BE CAREFUL!! The diagram shows a typical recording of an earthquake, what is the record called

Name the following fault

Which of the following is NOT a cause of earthquakes

In the following seismogram letter represents the surface waves (choose the letter)

Sand gluing together and turning into sandstone is an example of _________ formation

Plants piling up to form coal millions of years ago is an example of formation of a ____________ sedimentary rock.

The metamorphic process that includes heat and pressure to form wavy layers and/or banded stripes in rock, as in our Appalachian Mountains, is called _________.

Gneiss, marble, quartzite, slate, and anthracite coal are all examples of rocks that started out as other rocks and were changed by

Cycle where rocks are continually changing from one classification to another is called

Type of rock formed whenever lava cools

A rock you are examining consists of broken shells and other fossils possibly even rock fragments.

Which of the following settings would a metamorphic rock most likely form?

Type of igneous rock that is formed underground

The point on the earth’s surface where an earthquake originates

What is the minimum number of seismic recording stations needed in order to locate the epicenter of an earthquake

A device or machine that measures the magnitude of an earthquake

What rock type undergoes a change like a butterfly?

What is a long narrow island lying parallel and close to the mainland, it protects the mainland from erosion and storms.

The process that occurs when physical forces break rock into smaller pieces without changing the rock’s chemical composition is called _________

At what time did the Appalachian mountains form?

What is another name for a geological map?

What is the mountain range called in North Carolina?

What is the major rock type in the Piedmont region of North Carolina?

What part of another continent was stolen during a continental collision that formed North America and the Appalachian Mountains and now makes up part of the Eastern portion of North Carolina?

What type of igneous rock cools below the earth’s surface?