Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics

Compared to the oceanic crust, the continental crust is (hint use esrt p 10)

• thicker and more dense

• thinner and more dense

• thicker and less dense

• thinner and less dense

Compared to the oceanic crust the continental crust is  (hint use esrt page 10)

• made of granite and more dense

• made of granite and less dense

• made of basalt and more dense

• made of basalt and less dense

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Slide/Transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This is the driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates.

• Mantle convection currents
• Oceanic convection currents
• Atmospheric convection currents
• Solar convection currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Where are the youngest rocks on Earth found?

• Along mid-ocean ridges

• Along transform boundaries

• On the edges of the continents

• Near ocean trenches

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This type of boundary creates rift zones and shallow earthquakes

• Transform

• Continental-Continental Convergent

• Divergent

• Oceanic-Continental Convergent

At this boundary, old crust is destroyed and deep earthquakes occur

• Transform

• Continental-Continental Convergent

• Divergent

• Oceanic-Continental Convergent

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

P waves travel faster than S waves

• True

• False

Only P waves travel through the inner core.

• True

• False