Science Final Pt. 2

Compared to ocean crust near deep-sea trenches, crust near ocean ridges is _____.

• newer

• older

• fresher

• cleaner

At an oceanic convergent boundary, crust is ____

• created

• shifted

• destroyed

• broken down

Early mapmakers thought continents have moved based on their observations of _____.

• differing coastlines

• matching coastlines

• similar coastlines

• bad coastlines

To support his hypothesis of continental drift, Alfred Wegener did NOT use?

• ancient climatic evidence

• data on ancient reptiles and ferns

• evidence from rock formations

• magnetic field date

The stress which causes a material to twist is known as

• Tension

• Torsion

• Slip Faults

• Destroy

A ____ fault forms as a result of horizontal compression

• Tension

• Torsion

• Stress

• Reverse Dip/Slip Faults

The stress which causes a material to pull apart is known as ____.

• Tension Stress

• Torsion

• Reverse Slip Fault

• Reverse Dip Fault

Maximum earthquake intensity is usually found at the earthquakes ____.

• Fault Lines

• Epicenter Area

• Torsion Line

• Focus Point

Which point marks the epicenter of the earthquake?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Where is the focus?

• In the sky

• Where the earthquake is felt

• On the bottom

• Where the earthquake starts