Summative Test in Science 10 - 1st Quarter

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Asthenosphere

Back

Soft, weak upper portion of the mantle where lithospheric plates float and move.

Front

Rigid outer shell of Earth

Back

Lithosphere

Front

Continental crust characteristics

Back

Less dense than oceanic; Thicker than oceanic

Front

Thickest lithospheric plate

Back

Continental plate

Front

Formation of oceanic crust

Back

Partial melting of mantle at mid-ocean ridges

Front

Slowest seismic waves

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Surface waves

Front

Waves from an earthquake

Back

Seismic Waves

Front

Instrument that detects earthquakes

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Seismograph

Front

First seismic wave to arrive

Back

P-wave

Front

Seismograph stations needed to locate epicenter

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