6P_SCIENCE_33_3

Today scientists use theory of plate tectonics to explain why Earth’s features appear as they do.

• True

• False

Earth’s lithosphere is broken into about 20 moving plates.

• True

• False

At fracture boundaries, plates slide past each other.

• True

• False

The movement of the plates past each other can cause strong hurricanes.

• True

• False

The underground point where the Earthquake occurs is called the epicenter.

• True

• False

The point on Earth’s surface directly over the focus is called epicenter.

• True

• False

The energy from an earthquake is carried by waves.

• True

• False

The strength of an earthquake is given as its magnitude.

• True

• False

An earthquake magnitude scale is a series of letters.

• True

• False

An earthquake magnitude scale is a series of letters.

• fault

• plate boundaries

• fracture