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Earth’s Interior & More Earthquakes Plate Tectonics Anything Goes

Row 1, Col 1 What has helped scientists learn about the Earth’s interior? Seismic Waves

1,2 This chart shows that ______ waves travel faster. Primary Waves

1,3 This man came up with evidence for continental drift, but could answer HOW the continents Moved. Alfred Wegener

2,4 Metamorphic rocks form as a result of ________ and _____ Heat and Pressure

3,1 The speed at which seismic waves travel is affected by the ______ of the material they are moving through. density

3,2 The machine that records the wave movement of an earthquake is called a _________ seismometer

3,3 Tectonic plate boundaries are characterized by both earthquakes and __________ volcanoes

3,4 Why does California have more earthquakes than states on the eastern coast of the U.S.? California is on the boundary of 2 crustal plates

4,1 Primary waves travel _______ than secondary waves or surface waves. faster

4,2 The scale for measuring the energy released by an earthquake is called the __________ Scale. Richter

4,3 Ocean plates are both ______ and more _______ than continental plates. younger and more dense

4,4 More earthquake deaths result from ___________ than from the shaking of the ground and buildings. Fires as a result of gas line ruptures

5,1 Each dot on this diagram of a subduction zone represents an ________ Earthquake

5,2 The amount of earthquakes and volcanoes along a boundary determines whether the boundary is a_________ or p_________. active or passive

5,3 Tectonic plate movement is best measured in __________ per year. centimeters

5,4 Finding fossils in different layers can help determine which fossilized organisms existed at the same __________ time