Unit 3 Review

the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed

 a single landmass

• convection currents

• continental drift

• seismic waves

• earthquake

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ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in

 Earth move suddenly and release energy

• seismic waves

• continental drift

• earthquake

• fault

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vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy

 released during an Earthquake

• seismic waves

• continental drift

• earthquake

• convection currents

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states that Earth’s surface is made up of giant moving

 slabs called tectonic plates

• convection currents

• earthquake

• seismic waves

• plate tectonics

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 movement of matter due to difference is density, heated 

 fluid rises and cooled fluid sinks

• convection currents

• seismic waves

• plate tectonics

• continental drift

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What is the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

• fault

• epicenter

• focus

• s-waves

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What are tectonic plates?

• Large, slowly moving pieces of Earth’s outer core

• Large, slowly moving pieces of Earth’s asthenosphere

• Large, slowly moving pieces of Earth’s crust

• Large, slowly moving pieces of Earth’s mantle

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A break in Earth's crust is called a...?

• fault

• earthquake

• epicenter

• seismic wave

At which type of boundary are earthquakes most common

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

• crust boundary

• transform boundary

Where does most of Earth’s volcanic and earthquake activity occur?

• the Ring of Fire

• In Florida

• the Eurasian plate

• in Antarctica

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