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Earth’s Processes Test Review Name _____________________________________ Hour ______ 1. What is continental drift? 2. Who proposed the theory of continental drift? 3. What is the name of the single super continent that existed over 200 million years ago? 4. Sketch how the following plates move. Use arrows to show direction of movement. a. Convergent b. Divergent c. Sliding (Transform) 5. Circle the correct unit (label). Tectonic plates move around 1-10 meters/centimeters/miles per year. 6. Fill in the blank with the words epicenter and focus. The ___________________ is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the ___________ (which is where an earthquake originates). 7. A seismograph measures and records ground movements during an _____________________________. 8. What is the “Ring of Fire?” 9. True or False: Volcanoes occur at divergent boundaries, subduction zones and hot spots. ____________ 10. What is the rock type commonly produced by volcanoes? _____________________ 11. Where do many major earthquakes occur in the U.S? 12. How do you locate the epicenter of an earthquake? 13. True/False: Weathering is the break-up of rock due to exposure to the atmosphere. ______________ 14. What are some causes of weathering? 15. What is erosion?