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A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On
January Review 2014
1.
Name the three layers of the Earth.
2.
Label the diagram of the Earth with the following labels:
crust
mantle
outer
core
inner core
3.
What layers of the Earth make up the lithosphere?
4.
The lithosphere is broken into pieces called ______.
5.
Why do the tectonic plates move?
6.
Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
7.
What is the theory of continental drift?
8.
Upon what two observations did Wegener propose his theory?
9.
Describe a convergent boundary.
10. Describe a divergent boundary.
11. Describe a transform boundary.
12. What is orogenesis?
13. How are mountains formed?
14. Explain how earthquakes happen.
15. What is the name of the exact location where the earthquake happened?
16. A person who studies earthquakes is called a ________.
17. A machine that measures the intensity and duration of an
earthquake is _
18. Earthquakes are measured on scale called the _______________.
19. What is the range of the Richter Scale?
20. What does an earthquake of 0 represent on the Richter Scale?
21. What does an earthquake of 10 represent on the Richter Scale?
22. Volcanoes can happen at ________ or __________ boundaries.
23. Explain how volcanoes can form at a divergent boundary.
24. Explain how volcanoes can occur at a convergent boundary.
25. When the melted magma is inside the Earth, it is called ________.
26. When the melted magma is outside the Earth, it is called ________.
27. What is the Ring of Fire?
28. How are tsunamis created?
29. List the 6 materials we used in class to create our seismographs.
30. How did our seismographs work?
31. How could a teacher use the seismographs?