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1.

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In a strike slip fault, the rocks on either side of the fault

do not move

slip past each other sideways

spread apart

2.

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When an earthquake occurs, the first seismic waves to arrive at a given location are

p waves

k waves

s waves

surface waves

3.

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When hot soft rock in the mantle cools, it becomes

(think about when we demonstrated this with the aquarium)

magnetic

solid

less dense

more dense

4.

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The asthenosphere is part of which layer of earth?

the outer core

the mantle

the inner core

the crust

5.

1 point

The fault pictured on the board with the letter "A" beside it is a

reverse fault

strike slip fault

foot fault

normal fault

6.

1 point

The point on earth's surface directly above where an earthquake begins is called the

focus

epicenter

footwall

syncline

7.

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What forms when continental plates pull apart at a divergent boundary on land?

a rift valley forms

a mountain forms

a subduction zone forms

8.

1 point

The earth's inner core is made of

iron and nickel

copper and nickel

oxygen and sillicon

iron and magnesium

9.

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A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a convergent boundary produces a
(hint - graham cracker & graham cracker)

mountain

trench

rift valley

mid ocean ridge

10.

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What is the name of the cycle located in the asthenosphere of the mantle that causes the tectonic plates to move?

asthenos fearing

convection currents

conduction

radiant energy

11.

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The place where two plates come together is known as a

convergent boundary

rift valley

transform boundary

divergent boundary

12.

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In a strike slip fault, the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with little

noise

up or down motion

movement

shaking

13.

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A place where two plates slip past each other moving in opposite directions, is known as a

transform boundary

rift valley

divergent boundary

convergent boundary

14.

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The process at a convergent boundary that occurs when oceanic crust sinks beneath continental crust is called

conduction

subduction

convection

continental drift

15.

1 point

Before lava reaches the surface of earth it is called

volcanic ash

pahoehoe

magma

liquid fire

16.

1 point

Which statement is true as you get deeper into the earth?

The temperature increases and the density decreases.

The temperature decreases and the density decreases.

The temperature increases and the density increases.

17.

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The mid ocean ridge occurs along which type of boundary?

transform boundaries

convergent boundaries

personal boundaries

divergent boundaries

18.

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Stress that forces the mass of rock in two opposite directions is called

deformation

tension

shearing

compression

19.

1 point

The correct order of the layers of the Earth from the least dense to the most dense is

outer core, inner core, mantle, crust

crust, mantle, inner core, outer core

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

inner core, outer core, crust, mantle

20.

1 point

The layer that makes up most of the Earht's mass and volume is the

crust

mantle

core

magma

21.

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Which of these two types of earthquake waves can travel through both liquids and solids?

s waves

p waves