Earthquakes — Unit test Answers

Which indicates how evidence of climate change supports the theory of continental drift?

Which increases along faults and leads to rock breaking?

Which statement best describes the theory of plate tectonics?

Which plate forms a boundary with the African Plate?

The image shows a mountain peak in Asia.

Which statement describes seismic waves?

Study the diagram showing the range of temperature in the Earth’s layers.

How did Wegener explain why fossils of land animals were found on continents that are across oceans from one another?

The image shows the Great Rift Valley in Africa, an example of a rift valley.

Which is one type of evidence that geologists usually study?

The image shows mountains in Alaska.

What causes the force that pushes magma from the magma chamber through the pipe and vent of a volcano?

When were Earth’s landmasses first recognizable as the continents we know today?

What may occur when convergent boundaries interact?

Sophia was studying with Maalik about the layers of the Earth. They were given several different statements about the layers.Which statement about the layers would they identify as correct?

Which is one step that geologists use to find the epicenter of an earthquake?

Which feature forms when magma cools beneath Earth’s surface?

Which statement describes one of Wegener’s ideas that contributed to the theory of continental drift?

How do geologists study direct evidence of Earth’s interior?

This image shows a volcanic eruption in Hawaii with lava flowing into the sea.