Volcanoes and Earthquakes - 5/23/24

The SOLID part of the Earth is called the

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

• biosphere

The forces shown in the diagram caused the rocks layers to

• diverge

• expand

• fold

• flatten

CONVECTION CURRENTS in the Earth's interior are believed to be responsible for

• ocean currents

• crustal plate movement

• climatic changes

• wind

Studies of WHAT have helped scientists determine the structure of Earth's interior?

• seismic waves

• pictures

• temperature readings

• the shapes of the continents

What is the Ring of Fire?

• continents around the equator

• a conductor

• a famous fault

• a volcano belt

Part of the east coast of South America and the west coast of Africa have matching fossils within the same series of rock layers. This provides evidence that these two continents were once

• separated by a much larger ocean

• joined together as one landmass

• located near the North Pole

• both experiencing a large number of earthquakes

Which landforms are found on the ocean floor?

• plains, only

• plains and plateaus, only

• plains, plateaus, and valleys, only

• plains, plateaus, valleys, and mountains

Heat transfer through TWO objects IN DIRECT CONTACT is called ______.

• conduction
• convection

• rock layers

When TWO plates collide, a ______ boundary forms.

• divergent

• transform

• convergent

• subduction

Most of Earth's major earthquakes are caused by ______.

• faulting rock in Earth's crust

• Earth's gravitational attraction to the moon

• weathering of rock at Earth's surface

• seasonal heating and cooling of Earth's surface