- (1 point) The location on the Earth’s surface directly above the earthquake is called the
Focus
Magnitude
Epicenter
- (1 point) The instrument that records earthquakes is called
A seismogram
A seismologist
A seismograph
- (1 point) In areas where the Earth’s surface is saturated with water, earthquakes can turn solid ground into a fluid through
Liquefaction
Tsunamis
Subsidence
- (1 point) What scale is most often used to describe the magnitude of an earthquake?
Richter scale
Moment magnitude scale
Tsunami scale
- (1 point) An earthquake in the ocean floor can cause a natural disaster known as
A P wave
An S wave
Tsunami
- (1 point) What is the weaker, hotter zone beneath the lithosphere that allows for motion of Earth’s rigid outer shell?
Crust
Outer core
Asthenosphere
- (1 point) Which type of tectonic plate boundary occurs when two plates move toward one another and one descends into the mantle below the other?
Oceanic-continental convergent
Divergent
Continental-continental convergent
- (1 point) Which of the following did Wegener NOT use as support of his theory of continental drift?
Fossil evidence
Paleomagnetism
The fit of South America and Africa
- (1 point) The most explosive volcanic eruptions are associated with
Cinder cones
Composite cones
Sills
- (1 point) The rock fragments, lava, ash, and other objects ejected from the vent of a volcano are called
Sills
Pahoehoes
Pyroclastic materials
- (1 point) Which type of lava is hotter?
Aa flows
Pahoehoe flows
Lapilli flows
- (1 point) What feature may form in an intraplate area over a rising plume of hot mantle material?
A hot spot
A dike
A subduction zone
Questions 13-14
Captionless Image
- (1 point) In the above image, which feature is shown at point #5?
A dike
A sill
A batholith
- (1 point) In the above image, which feature is shown at point #3?
A dike
A sill
A batholith
- (1 point) What type of mountains will form at an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary?
Volcanic mountains
Folded mountains
Fault-block mountains
- (1 point) Which of the following are generally not associated with convergent boundaries?
Volcanic mountains
Folded mountains
Fault-block mountains
Questions 17 & 18
Captionless Image
- (1 point) In the image above, which feature is represented at point C?
Accretionary wedge
Ocean trench
Continental volcanic arc
- (1 point) In the image above, which feature is represented at point E?
Accretionary wedge
Ocean trench
Continental volcanic arc
please help me I'm so lost I've been sick
Magnitude
Epicenter
A seismologist
A seismograph
Tsunamis
Subsidence
Moment magnitude scale
Tsunami scale
An S wave
Tsunami
Outer core
Asthenosphere
Divergent
Continental-continental convergent
Paleomagnetism
The fit of South America and Africa
Composite cones
Sills
Pahoehoes
Pyroclastic materials
Pahoehoe flows
Lapilli flows
A dike
A subduction zone
Questions 13-14
Captionless Image
A sill
A batholith
A sill
A batholith
Folded mountains
Fault-block mountains
Folded mountains
Fault-block mountains
Questions 17 & 18
Captionless Image
Ocean trench
Continental volcanic arc
Ocean trench
Continental volcanic arc
please help me I'm so lost I've been sick