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Chapter 4 Study Guide
Identify and label the layers of the Earth.
Composition Layers
Physical Layers
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B.________________ F.________________
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C
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Lithosphere
Mantle
Mesosphere
Asthenosphere
Crust
Inner Core
Core
Outer Core
Describe each layer of the Earth.
Layers
crust
mantle
core
lithosphere
asthenosphere
mesosphere
outer core
Description (What is it made of? Is it a solid or liquid?)
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What is the name of this land mass? ______________________
2. The following diagram is of a mid-ocean ridge. Study the diagram and answer the following questions in
complete sentences.
a.
What is the process that is occurring at a mid-ocean ridge called?
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b. Explain how a mid-ocean ridge forms?
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c.
What is magnetic reversal?
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d. What proof do we have that magnetic reversal occurs?
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3. Explain the types of boundaries.
Lithospheric Plate Boundaries
Divergent
Explanation
Describe each boundary. What type of landform occurs at each?
Transform
Convergent
Continental-Continental
(Convergent)
Continental-Oceanic
(Convergent)
Oceanic-Oceanic
(Convergent)
4. Identify and label each type of boundary choose form convergent, transform, and divergent.
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5. Identify and label each type of convergent boundary choose form oceanic-oceanic, oceanic-continental, and
continental-continental. Write the answer next to the picture.
6. Explain the causes of plate tectonics.
Causes of plate tectonics
Explanation
Convection currents
Slab pull
Ridge push
7. Label the following diagram with the causes of plate tectonics.
8. What causes earthquakes?
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9. Where do the strongest earthquakes occur?
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10. Explain how a volcano forms.
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11. Label the three types of volcanoes as shield, composite, or cinder cone.
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