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Convergent vs. Divergent boundary, which of these is true? convergent boundaries also known as destructive, divergent boundaries also known as constructive
100%
What are tsunamis? Giant waves caused by earthquakes and volcanoes under the sea
100%
"I measure the force and duration of earthquakes." Seismograph
100%
What are faults? a crack in the lithosphere
80%
Magnitude How strong something is
80%
What is continental drift The hypothesis that tectonic plates drift relative to each other
80%
"I am when two plates slide against each other, creating friction which can lead to earthquakes. I am also known as a conserve boundary. What am I?" Transform boundary
80%
"a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth" Hot spot
60%
What are surface waves Waves that reach the surface of the earth and travel along it
60%
What is subduction? When an oceanic plate sinks under a continental plate
60%
Primary vs. Secondary waves (P-waves), (S-waves), which is FALSE Primary waves can only travel through solids, S- waves can travel through anything
40%
What is a rift NOT? A cause of rift valleys
20%
"An elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means, which can travel thru the earth." Surface waves
20%
"The scale used to measure the strength of earthquakes, ranging from 1 (not felt, common), to 5 (moderate, some property damage), to 10 (devastating destruction and loss of life)" Darwin scale
0%
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