Science Final
Most of the information about Earth's interior was obtained by studying?
Intensity
Intensity and magnitude
Slab of ocean floor displaced vertically along fault or a vibration of a quake sets an underwater landslide into motion
Fault creep
Slate
Oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary
Seismic waves
Marble, quartzite, or anthracite
Rift Valley
Regional
Sea floor spreading, divergent boundary
Intensity and duration of the vibration, nature of material on which structure is built, and design of structure
Velocities
The boundary that separates the crust from the underlying mantle (Mohorovičić discontinuity)
Non-foliated
Immense pressure
Chemical sedimentary rock
Slippage along break in Earth's crust
Contact metamorphism
Breccia
Regional metamorphic rock
New sea floor, oceanic ridges, and rift valleys
East African Rift Valley and Rhine Valley in Northwest Europe
Slate
Study of changes in Earth's magnetic field
Ocean drilling
Unequal distribution of heat
Chert or Flint
Earth's inner core is solid because of?
Intensity
Intensity and magnitude
Slab of ocean floor displaced vertically along fault or a vibration of a quake sets an underwater landslide into motion
Fault creep
Slate
Oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary
Seismic waves
Marble, quartzite, or anthracite
Rift Valley
Regional
Sea floor spreading, divergent boundary
Intensity and duration of the vibration, nature of material on which structure is built, and design of structure
Velocities
The boundary that separates the crust from the underlying mantle (Mohorovičić discontinuity)
Non-foliated
Immense pressure
Chemical sedimentary rock
Slippage along break in Earth's crust
Contact metamorphism
Breccia
Regional metamorphic rock
New sea floor, oceanic ridges, and rift valleys
East African Rift Valley and Rhine Valley in Northwest Europe
Slate
Study of changes in Earth's magnetic field
Ocean drilling
Unequal distribution of heat
Chert or Flint
What are the two types of measurements scientists use to describe earthquakes?
Intensity
Intensity and magnitude
Slab of ocean floor displaced vertically along fault or a vibration of a quake sets an underwater landslide into motion
Fault creep
Slate
Oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary
Seismic waves
Marble, quartzite, or anthracite
Rift Valley
Regional
Sea floor spreading, divergent boundary
Intensity and duration of the vibration, nature of material on which structure is built, and design of structure
Velocities
The boundary that separates the crust from the underlying mantle (Mohorovičić discontinuity)
Non-foliated
Immense pressure
Chemical sedimentary rock
Slippage along break in Earth's crust
Contact metamorphism
Breccia
Regional metamorphic rock
New sea floor, oceanic ridges, and rift valleys
East African Rift Valley and Rhine Valley in Northwest Europe
Slate
Study of changes in Earth's magnetic field
Ocean drilling
Unequal distribution of heat
Chert or Flint
The difference in the ___ of P waves and S waves is used to locate an earthquake's epicenter
Intensity
Intensity and magnitude
Slab of ocean floor displaced vertically along fault or a vibration of a quake sets an underwater landslide into motion
Fault creep
Slate
Oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary
Seismic waves
Marble, quartzite, or anthracite
Rift Valley
Regional
Sea floor spreading, divergent boundary
Intensity and duration of the vibration, nature of material on which structure is built, and design of structure
Velocities
The boundary that separates the crust from the underlying mantle (Mohorovičić discontinuity)
Non-foliated
Immense pressure
Chemical sedimentary rock
Slippage along break in Earth's crust
Contact metamorphism
Breccia
Regional metamorphic rock
New sea floor, oceanic ridges, and rift valleys
East African Rift Valley and Rhine Valley in Northwest Europe
Slate
Study of changes in Earth's magnetic field
Ocean drilling
Unequal distribution of heat
Chert or Flint
What causes an earthquake?
Intensity
Intensity and magnitude
Slab of ocean floor displaced vertically along fault or a vibration of a quake sets an underwater landslide into motion
Fault creep
Slate
Oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary
Seismic waves
Marble, quartzite, or anthracite
Rift Valley
Regional
Sea floor spreading, divergent boundary
Intensity and duration of the vibration, nature of material on which structure is built, and design of structure
Velocities
The boundary that separates the crust from the underlying mantle (Mohorovičić discontinuity)
Non-foliated
Immense pressure
Chemical sedimentary rock
Slippage along break in Earth's crust
Contact metamorphism
Breccia
Regional metamorphic rock
New sea floor, oceanic ridges, and rift valleys
East African Rift Valley and Rhine Valley in Northwest Europe
Slate
Study of changes in Earth's magnetic field
Ocean drilling
Unequal distribution of heat
Chert or Flint
At a divergent boundary two oceanic played an result in a?
Intensity
Intensity and magnitude
Slab of ocean floor displaced vertically along fault or a vibration of a quake sets an underwater landslide into motion
Fault creep
Slate
Oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary
Seismic waves
Marble, quartzite, or anthracite
Rift Valley
Regional
Sea floor spreading, divergent boundary
Intensity and duration of the vibration, nature of material on which structure is built, and design of structure
Velocities
The boundary that separates the crust from the underlying mantle (Mohorovičić discontinuity)
Non-foliated
Immense pressure
Chemical sedimentary rock
Slippage along break in Earth's crust
Contact metamorphism
Breccia
Regional metamorphic rock
New sea floor, oceanic ridges, and rift valleys
East African Rift Valley and Rhine Valley in Northwest Europe
Slate
Study of changes in Earth's magnetic field
Ocean drilling
Unequal distribution of heat
Chert or Flint
New ocean crust is formed at?
Intensity
Intensity and magnitude
Slab of ocean floor displaced vertically along fault or a vibration of a quake sets an underwater landslide into motion
Fault creep
Slate
Oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary
Seismic waves
Marble, quartzite, or anthracite
Rift Valley
Regional
Sea floor spreading, divergent boundary
Intensity and duration of the vibration, nature of material on which structure is built, and design of structure
Velocities
The boundary that separates the crust from the underlying mantle (Mohorovičić discontinuity)
Non-foliated
Immense pressure
Chemical sedimentary rock
Slippage along break in Earth's crust
Contact metamorphism
Breccia
Regional metamorphic rock
New sea floor, oceanic ridges, and rift valleys
East African Rift Valley and Rhine Valley in Northwest Europe
Slate
Study of changes in Earth's magnetic field
Ocean drilling
Unequal distribution of heat
Chert or Flint
What is produced when divergence occurs between two oceanic plates
Intensity
Intensity and magnitude
Slab of ocean floor displaced vertically along fault or a vibration of a quake sets an underwater landslide into motion
Fault creep
Slate
Oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary
Seismic waves
Marble, quartzite, or anthracite
Rift Valley
Regional
Sea floor spreading, divergent boundary
Intensity and duration of the vibration, nature of material on which structure is built, and design of structure
Velocities
The boundary that separates the crust from the underlying mantle (Mohorovičić discontinuity)
Non-foliated
Immense pressure
Chemical sedimentary rock
Slippage along break in Earth's crust
Contact metamorphism
Breccia
Regional metamorphic rock
New sea floor, oceanic ridges, and rift valleys
East African Rift Valley and Rhine Valley in Northwest Europe
Slate
Study of changes in Earth's magnetic field
Ocean drilling
Unequal distribution of heat
Chert or Flint
Two examples of a divergent plate boundary on continental lithosphere would be?
Intensity
Intensity and magnitude
Slab of ocean floor displaced vertically along fault or a vibration of a quake sets an underwater landslide into motion
Fault creep
Slate
Oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary
Seismic waves
Marble, quartzite, or anthracite
Rift Valley
Regional
Sea floor spreading, divergent boundary
Intensity and duration of the vibration, nature of material on which structure is built, and design of structure
Velocities
The boundary that separates the crust from the underlying mantle (Mohorovičić discontinuity)
Non-foliated
Immense pressure
Chemical sedimentary rock
Slippage along break in Earth's crust
Contact metamorphism
Breccia
Regional metamorphic rock
New sea floor, oceanic ridges, and rift valleys
East African Rift Valley and Rhine Valley in Northwest Europe
Slate
Study of changes in Earth's magnetic field
Ocean drilling
Unequal distribution of heat
Chert or Flint
Volcanic island arcs are associated with what type of plate boundary?
Intensity
Intensity and magnitude
Slab of ocean floor displaced vertically along fault or a vibration of a quake sets an underwater landslide into motion
Fault creep
Slate
Oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary
Seismic waves
Marble, quartzite, or anthracite
Rift Valley
Regional
Sea floor spreading, divergent boundary
Intensity and duration of the vibration, nature of material on which structure is built, and design of structure
Velocities
The boundary that separates the crust from the underlying mantle (Mohorovičić discontinuity)
Non-foliated
Immense pressure
Chemical sedimentary rock
Slippage along break in Earth's crust
Contact metamorphism
Breccia
Regional metamorphic rock
New sea floor, oceanic ridges, and rift valleys
East African Rift Valley and Rhine Valley in Northwest Europe
Slate
Study of changes in Earth's magnetic field
Ocean drilling
Unequal distribution of heat
Chert or Flint
What is paleomagnetism?
Intensity
Intensity and magnitude
Slab of ocean floor displaced vertically along fault or a vibration of a quake sets an underwater landslide into motion
Fault creep
Slate
Oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary
Seismic waves
Marble, quartzite, or anthracite
Rift Valley
Regional
Sea floor spreading, divergent boundary
Intensity and duration of the vibration, nature of material on which structure is built, and design of structure
Velocities
The boundary that separates the crust from the underlying mantle (Mohorovičić discontinuity)
Non-foliated
Immense pressure
Chemical sedimentary rock
Slippage along break in Earth's crust
Contact metamorphism
Breccia
Regional metamorphic rock
New sea floor, oceanic ridges, and rift valleys
East African Rift Valley and Rhine Valley in Northwest Europe
Slate
Study of changes in Earth's magnetic field
Ocean drilling
Unequal distribution of heat
Chert or Flint
The age of rocks in the ocean basins was determined by?
Intensity
Intensity and magnitude
Slab of ocean floor displaced vertically along fault or a vibration of a quake sets an underwater landslide into motion
Fault creep
Slate
Oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary
Seismic waves
Marble, quartzite, or anthracite
Rift Valley
Regional
Sea floor spreading, divergent boundary
Intensity and duration of the vibration, nature of material on which structure is built, and design of structure
Velocities
The boundary that separates the crust from the underlying mantle (Mohorovičić discontinuity)
Non-foliated
Immense pressure
Chemical sedimentary rock
Slippage along break in Earth's crust
Contact metamorphism
Breccia
Regional metamorphic rock
New sea floor, oceanic ridges, and rift valleys
East African Rift Valley and Rhine Valley in Northwest Europe
Slate
Study of changes in Earth's magnetic field
Ocean drilling
Unequal distribution of heat
Chert or Flint
The thermal convection that drives plate motion is caused by?
Intensity
Intensity and magnitude
Slab of ocean floor displaced vertically along fault or a vibration of a quake sets an underwater landslide into motion
Fault creep
Slate
Oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary
Seismic waves
Marble, quartzite, or anthracite
Rift Valley
Regional
Sea floor spreading, divergent boundary
Intensity and duration of the vibration, nature of material on which structure is built, and design of structure
Velocities
The boundary that separates the crust from the underlying mantle (Mohorovičić discontinuity)
Non-foliated
Immense pressure
Chemical sedimentary rock
Slippage along break in Earth's crust
Contact metamorphism
Breccia
Regional metamorphic rock
New sea floor, oceanic ridges, and rift valleys
East African Rift Valley and Rhine Valley in Northwest Europe
Slate
Study of changes in Earth's magnetic field
Ocean drilling
Unequal distribution of heat
Chert or Flint
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