Seismic waves and Plate Boundaries
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- Q1Which type of seismic wave travels fastest?S-wavesP-wavesSurface wavesBoth S-waves and Surface waves30s
- Q2Which type of seismic wave causes the most damage to buildings?Both P-waves and S-wavesP-wavesS-wavesSurface waves30s
- Q3Which type of seismic wave is responsible for most of the shaking felt during an earthquake?Surface wavesBoth P-waves and S-wavesS-wavesP-waves30s
- Q4Which type of seismic wave travels through the interior of the Earth?P-wavesSurface wavesS-wavesBoth S-waves and Surface waves30s
- Q5Which seismic wave is the slowest?P-wavesBoth P-waves and S-wavesS-wavesSurface waves30s
- Q6Which type of plate boundary is characterized by the sliding of plates past each other in opposite directions?ConvergentDivergentTransformSubduction30s
- Q7Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates colliding and one plate being forced beneath the other?DivergentTransformSubductionConvergent30s
- Q8What type of landform is formed when a tectonic plate sinks beneath another and partially melts?Volcanic arcIslandMountain rangeCanyon30s
- Q9What type of landform is formed when two tectonic plates collide and one is forced beneath the other?Oceanic ridgeIslandCanyonOcean trench30s
- Q10What is the term for a landform that forms when two plates collide and one plate is forced below the other?a mid-ocean ridgea rift valleya transform faulta subduction zone30s
- Q11
What is most likely to happen if oceanic crust and continental crusts converge?
Nothing will happen to both oceanic and continental crusts because the layers will melt in the asthenosphere.
A volcano formed on the surface of the continental crust due to the melting of subducted part of the oceanic crust.
Both continental and oceanic crusts will away from each other. This is called convergent boundary.
The denser continental crust is subducted beneath the less dense oceanic crust.
45s - Q12
Divergent boundaries could also exist between continental plates. If there are two crustal plates involved along with this boundary, what is the correct order of sequences and what processes will take place in 20 years based on the illustrations below?
1, 3, 4, 2; only where earthquakes occur. A submarine mountain range was formed too.
1, 3, 4, 2; as magma rises from deep within the Earth and forms a new crust on the lithosphere.
1, 2, 3, 4; where an underwater volcano develops.
1, 2, 3, 4; All geologic features/events happen.
60s - Q13
Geological features are results of internal processes of the Earth such as plate tectonics. Which is an example of landforms associated with the divergence of two continental plates?
All of the above are applicable.
The East African Rift Valley (EAR) is a developing divergent plate boundary in East Africa. where the eastern portion of Africa, the Somalian plate, is pulling away from the rest of the continent, that comprises the Nubian plate.
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge includes a deep rift valley that runs along the axis of the ridge for nearly its entire length.
The East Pacific Rise where Magma from deep in the Earth's mantle wells up in the gaps and forms new crust, eventually moving upwards and creating underwater ridges.
60s - Q14
Why does the oceanic crust subduct beneath the continental crust when two tectonic plates collide?
It is denser than the continental crust
It is less dense than the continental crust
It is thicker than the continental crust
It is thinner than the continental crust
30s - Q15
To find the epicenter of an earthquake, at least ______ seismic stations are needed.
3
2
1
4
30s
