Quiz 4

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If "Lithos" means rock in Latin, which layer of the Earth do the tectonic plates float on?

(Figure 5) Plants and animals become fossilized when they are buried under vast amount s of sediments. What process caused the fossils to appear near the Earth' s surface again?

(Figure 1) Which layer of the Earth contains a solid inner and liquid outer layer?

(Figure 6) Which of the following statements about the graph is not correct.

(Figure 7) According to the seismogram, which waves travel the fastest?

What is the equation for speed?

(Figure 3) The illustration shows relative velocities in centimeters per year. The arrows show the direction of plate movement. Between what two plates is spreading fastest?

(Figure 4) The "Ring of Fire" is located around the edges of which ocean?