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Reforming the Earth . Solid, outer layer consisting of the crust and upper mantle. Answer. Lithosphere . Home. This type of crust has a low density made of silica rich rock . Answer. Continental crust . Home. Layer of plastic rock below the lithosphere . Answer. Asthenosphere . Home.
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Solid, outer layer consisting of the crust and upper mantle Answer
Lithosphere Home
This type of crust has a low density made of silica rich rock Answer
Continental crust Home
Asthenosphere Home
Oceanic crust Home
What forms when oceanic lithosphere subducts beneath oceanic lithosphere? Answer
An Island Arc Home
What is an undersea mountain range formed at a divergent boundary? Answer
Mid-ocean Ridge Home
Convergent Home
Boundary where 2 plates are moving away from each other Answer
Divergent Home
On the ocean floor Home
The San Andreas Fault is an example of this type of boundary Answer
Transform . Home
Love and Rayleigh Home
What is an area where no direct seismic waves can Be detected? Answer
Shadow Zone Home
What scale do we use to describe the intensity of an earthquake? Answer
Modified Mercalli Home
What is it called when rocks on each side of a fault suddenly return to their undeformed shape? Answer
Elastic Rebound Home
Surface Waves Home
When this molten rock solidifies beneath Earth’s surface, intrusive igneous rock forms Answer
Magma Home
Magma that erupts onto Earth’s surface is called what? Answer
Lava Home
Volcanically active area of Earth’s surface commonly far away from a tectonic plate Answer
Hot Spot Home
Trench Home
Magma formed from an underwater volcano is called what? Answer
Pillow Lava Home
What is the supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago? Answer
Pangea Home
What scales do we use to measure the magnitude of an earthquake? Answer
The point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake Answer
Epicenter Home
A large pluton that can cover an area as big as 100 km2 is a _________ Answer
Batholith Home
Devils Tower was caused by the cooling of magma within Earth’s crust until erosion revealed it. What is this structure called? Answer