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Test Description: Earthquake Terms

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1) The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is the site of

Aseafloor spreading BHimalayan Mountains Csubduction DSan Andreas Fault

2) Which type of fault is shown in the diagram?

Atransform Bmagma Cconvergent Ddivergent

3) Which type of fault is shown in the diagram?

Atransform Bmagma Cconvergent Ddivergent

4) Which type of fault is shown in the diagram?

Aconvergent Btransform Cmagma Ddivergent

5) The diagram represents the process that forms

Afault block mountains Bfolded mountains Csubmarine mountains Dvolcanic mountains

6) Earth's rocky upper layer is divided into large moving parts called

Acontinents Bplates Cislands Dlayers

7) An earthquake is most likely to affect a forest ecosystem by

Araising temperatures Bcausing landslides Cstarting wildfires Ddecreasing rainfall

8) In the process called seafloor spreading, the plates below an ocean basin pull apart and

Athey cause tides to develop Bthe continental plates move closer together Ca new floor is created by magma Dpressure inside Earth creates geysers of water on the surface

9) Compared with oceanic crust, continental crust is

Aless dense Bmore dense Colder Dthicker

10) The area surrounding Earth made up of all the living things is called the

Ahydrosphere Blithosphere Cbiosphere Datmosphere

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