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Date ______________
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Earth Science Quiz 3 (Plate Tectonics)
1. Draw and Label the Earth from a side view (include the Lithosphere
in the correct spot)
2. A plate includes only Continental Crust. True or False _________
3. Which are the lightest plates? _____________________________
4. What is a “plate” to a Geologist? _____________________________
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5. What is the average speed of plate motion in mid-Ocean ridges? ____
6. When is a hanging wall higher than a footwall? Draw and Label!
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Draw, Label, and Match all three Stresses, Boundary, and Fault types.
Draw and label 2 earthquake foci arrangements that lead scientists to
better understand the side view of plate boundaries and their
movements.
9. Place a star for an epicenter, then draw and label two seismograms with P
and S waves. One close to an epicenter, and another further from the
epicenter.
10. Draw, label, and describe how a seismograph works.
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