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3 rd Nine Weeks Exam

3 rd Nine Weeks Exam. Study Guide Answers 2014. Chapter 8. Earthquakes. Which type of seismic wave is also called a secondary wave? S Wave. Which type of seismic wave is also called a primary wave? P Wave. _______ motion occurs where two tectonic plates slip past each other. Transform.

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3 rd Nine Weeks Exam

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  1. 3rd Nine Weeks Exam Study Guide Answers 2014

  2. Chapter 8 Earthquakes

  3. Which type of seismic wave is also called a secondary wave? • S Wave

  4. Which type of seismic wave is also called a primary wave? • P Wave

  5. _______ motion occurs where two tectonic plates slip past each other. • Transform

  6. Most earthquakes occur along or near the edges of Earth’s __________________. • Tectonic Plates

  7. Which type of seismic wave is the most destructive? • Surface Wave

  8. The last seismic waves to arrive are _____________. • Surface Waves

  9. Which type of seismic wave travels the fastest? • P Wave

  10. _______ motion causes a normal fault. • Divergent

  11. Which type of wave can travel through solids, liquids, and gases? • P Wave

  12. The strongest earthquakes usually occur where? • At Convergent boundaries

  13. Chapter 9 Volcanoes

  14. A theory that helps to explain the causes of both earthquakes and volcanoes is the theory of ____________________. • Plate Tectonics

  15. Lava fountains are created by _______ eruptions that can spray lava into the air. • Non-explosive

  16. Which type of eruption may resemble a nuclear explosion? • Explosive

  17. Which lava is so thick in consistency that it barely creeps along the ground? • Blocky Lava

  18. Which lava pours out quickly, forming a brittle crust that is torn into jagged pieces as the molten lava underneath as it continues to move? • Aa Lava

  19. Which pyroclastic material consists of large blobs of magma that harden in the air? • Volcanic Bombs

  20. Which volcanic material would most likely be seen during a nonexplosive eruption? • Lava (pahoehoe, aa, pillow, blocky)

  21. Which type of volcano is made entirely of pyroclastic material? • Cinder Cone

  22. Which type of volcano has a steep slope and a narrow base? • Cinder Cone

  23. Magma rises toward the surface of the Earth because it is ____ the surrounding rock. • Less Dense

  24. Chapter 11 The Water Cycle

  25. A drainage basin is also called a ___________________. • Watershed

  26. In which step of the water cycle does water lose energy? • Condensation

  27. List the steps of the water cycle. • Evaporation • Condensation • Precipitation • Percolation • Runoff

  28. This process occurs when water vapor cools and changes into water droplets that form clouds in the atmosphere. • Condensation

  29. ___________ is the downward movement of water through pores and other spaces in the soil due to gravity. • Percolation

  30. The path that a stream follows is called a ______________. • Channel

  31. At what stage would a river be characterized by wide, flat floodplains? • Old Age Stage

  32. The physical change of liquid water to water vapor is called ____________________. • Evaporation

  33. The movement of water from ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean is called _________________________. • The Water Cycle

  34. Label the diagram for the Water Cycle. • Condensation. • Precipitation...X • Runoff…...….. • Evaporation...

  35. Chapter 13 The Ocean Floor

  36. Examine the diagram below and answer the following questions. • What oceanic feature is at 1? • Mid Ocean Ridge

  37. Examine the diagram below and answer the following questions. • What oceanic feature is at 4? • Ocean Trench

  38. Which factors affect the ocean's salinity? • Fresh water added by rivers • Ocean Currents (movement) • Evaporation

  39. What could increase the ocean's salinity? • More water evaporating than entering (from runoff)

  40. Which deep ocean basin feature could become a volcanic island? • Seamount

  41. List the parts of the deep ocean basin. • The Abyssal Plain • Mid-Ocean Ridges • Rift Valleys • Ocean Trenches • Seamounts

  42. The ocean’s surface temperatures vary with time of year and the ____________________. • Seasons

  43. Volcanic activity is common along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This activity occurs at what type of plate boundary? • Divergent

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