8 Questions
What layer of the Earth do the plates consist of?
Asthenosphere
Which layer of the Earth do the plates sit on top of?
Mantle
What is the real-life example given for a divergent plate boundary?
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
In plate tectonics, what is the focus of an earthquake?
Underground starting point
Where is the epicenter of an earthquake located?
Directly above the focus
What can P-waves travel through?
Solids and liquids
Which wave is the second to reach a recording station during an earthquake?
S-wave
What happens to P-waves and S-waves as they move further from the earthquake's epicenter?
The time between them increases
Test your knowledge on terminology related to earth science and chemistry. Includes definitions of convergent boundaries, subduction, divergent boundaries, transform boundaries, seafloor spreading, atoms, and subatomic particles.
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