1. The location on the Earth’s surface directly above the earthquake is called the *
Epicenter
2. The instrument that records earthquakes is called *
A seismograph
3. In areas where the Earth’s surface is saturated with water, earthquakes can turn solid ground into a fluid through *
Liquefaction
4. What scale is most often used to describe the magnitude of an earthquake? *
Richter scale
5. An earthquake in the ocean floor can cause a natural disaster known as *
Tsunami
6. What is the weaker, hotter zone beneath the lithosphere that allows for motion of Earth’s rigid outer shell? *
Asthenosphere
7. Which type of tectonic plate boundary occurs when two plates move toward one another and one descends into the mantle below the other? *
Oceanic-continental convergent
8. Which of the following did Wegener NOT use as support of his theory of continental drift? *
Fossil evidence
9. The most explosive volcanic eruptions are associated with *
Composite cones
10. The rock fragments, lava, ash, and other objects ejected from the vent of a volcano are called *
Pyroclastic materials
11. Which type of lava is hotter? *
Pahoehoe flows
12. What feature may form in an intraplate area over a rising plume of hot mantle material? *
A hot spot