Earthquakes and Seismic Waves — Unit test Answers

Divergent boundaries, normal faults and slope are land features which result from stretching the Earth’s crust. Reverse fault jagged cliffs and convergent boundaries are features which result from folding the Earth’s crust. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Scientists follow seismic waves to locate the epicenter.

A flat, raised area of land caused by uplift is also known as a(n):a.upwarped mountainc.interior plainb.coastal plaind.plateau

_________ is the lifting of depressed rock by magma under the surface and ________ is the sinking of heavy rock into the earth. a.subsidence, upliftingc.compression,tensionb.uplifting, subsidenced.none of the above

___________ are formed at divergent and converging boundaries. a. plateaus c. land fills b. volcanoes d. mountain ranges Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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Volcanoes can form at both convergent and divergent boundaries. Why do you think this is?

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Distinguish between the focus and the epicenter of an earthquake.

What is the “Ring of Fire?”

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