Complete the following questions:
1. Which is the thickest of Earth’s layers?
2. Where do most of Earth’s volcanoes and earthquakes occur?
3. Describe the surface waves produced by an earthquake?
4. __________ is a theory that describes how large slabs of the lithosphere move.
5. Built-up energy is released along a fault during a/an __________.
6. Intense vibrations felt throughout Earth’s crust during an earthquake are called__________.
7. __________is melted rock found beneath Earth’s surface.
8. Both earthquakes and volcanoes are often found along __________, which are cracks in Earth’s crust.
9. Explain what happens to rock along converging boundaries.
10. Describe different ways mountains may have formed.
Define each vocabulary word: core, crust, lithosphere, mantle, plate tectonics, earthquake, epicenter, fault, focus, magma, seismic waves, dome mountains, fault-block mountains, & fold mountains
Label a World Map of Earth's major plates (p. 42)
