Plate Tectonics

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Which layer of the Earth lies just below the mantle?

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Where is the Mohorovicic Discontinuity?

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If you could travel to the center of the Earth, what is the basic trend of temperature and pressure you would experience?

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Which layer of the Earth is most dense?

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Which layer of the Earth is thought to be most responsible for creating the Earth's magnetic field?

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Which statement best describes the relationship between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere?

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Which evidence supports the idea of continental drift?

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What does the Theory of Plate Tectonics correctly describe that Continental Drift could not?

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Mid-ocean ridges can form at which type of boundary?

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Which is true regarding the age of the seafloor?

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At which type of plate boundary do we see paleomagnetic patterns?

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Which results in a convergent subduction boundary?

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Which plate boundary is most likely to create volcanoes?

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Where could you expect earthquakes to occur?

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Which type of plate boundary produces a normal fault?

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What is an epicenter?

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Which waves travel the fastest?

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Which waves can travel through the outer core?

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What is measured by the Richter Scale?

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Which layer of the Earth lies just below the mantle?

Where is the Mohorovicic Discontinuity?

If you could travel to the center of the Earth, what is the basic trend of temperature and pressure you would experience?

Which layer of the Earth is most dense?

Which layer of the Earth is thought to be most responsible for creating the Earth's magnetic field?

Which statement best describes the relationship between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere?

Which evidence supports the idea of continental drift?

What does the Theory of Plate Tectonics correctly describe that Continental Drift could not?

Mid-ocean ridges can form at which type of boundary?

Which is true regarding the age of the seafloor?

At which type of plate boundary do we see paleomagnetic patterns?

Which results in a convergent subduction boundary?

Which plate boundary is most likely to create volcanoes?

Where could you expect earthquakes to occur?

Which type of plate boundary produces a normal fault?

What is an epicenter?

Which waves travel the fastest?

Which waves can travel through the outer core?

What is measured by the Richter Scale?

Tsunamis are most likely to form at which type of boundary?