More Questions Flashcards
1
Q
Where are earthquakes most likely to happen
A
Along the edge of oceanic and continental plates
2
Q
Where can you find volcanoes
A
Along destructive (subducting) plate boundaries
3
Q
Where are the major mountain belts located
A
Located along tectonic plate boundaries, these were formed by ancient collisions
4
Q
Where are tsunamis most likely to occur
A
Pacific ocean and Indonesia because it has countless active submarine earthquake zones and underwater volcanoes
5
Q
What are tectonic plates made of
A
Crust and uppermost mantle aka lithosphere
6
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What lies beneath tectonic plates
A
Rigid lithosphere and asthenosphere
7
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How do we know what the earth is made of
A
Seismic waves
Satellites
Fieldwork
Gravity
