Exam 21: Structural G Eology and P Late Tectonics

One plate pulls away from another and new ocean rock is formed at the type of plate boundary called ______________.

S seismic waves can travel only through ______________ material.

The Mohorovicic discontinuity is the boundary between

The Himalayas in Asia are examples of ______________ mountains.

Folded rock layers that resemble an arch are called ______________.

A(n) ______________ fault occurs as the result of compressional forces.

The San Andreas fault in California is thought to be a boundary of two plates

In the early 1900s, a scientist named ______________ revived the idea of continental drift.

The three principal types of mountain building are volcanic, fault-block, and ______________.

Large fractures in Earth's surface that are associated with the movement of lithospheric plates are called ______________.

Which is not a general classification of mountains?

S waves and P waves are earthquake body waves. S and P stand for

The lithosphere consists of

What type of forces result in reverse faulting?

Earthquake P waves are

The geologist Harry Hess proposed the theory of

Wyoming's Grand Tetons are examples of ______________ mountains.

In the early 1900s, the scientist named __________ revived the idea of continental drift.

The deflection of one plate under another is called ______________.

P seismic waves can travel through ______________.