Exam 21: Structural G Eology and P Late Tectonics

The Alps are examples of which type of mountain?

A modern geologic theory that considers Earth's lithosphere to be made up of moving plates is known as

Studies of remanent magnetism in rocks spreading from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge reveal symmetric bands of magnetic anomalies. These anomalies provide

The Cascade Mountains in the northwestern United States are examples of ______________ mountains.

A mid-ocean ridge is formed at the boundary of two plates

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

What type of faulting results from compressional stresses?

Transverse seismic body waves are known by the letter ______________.

Earthquake waves are monitored by an instrument called a(n) ______________.

The three types of plate boundaries are ______________, divergent, and transform boundaries.

The location on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus is called

The Mercalli scale was used to measure

Most earthquakes are caused by

About what percent of Earth's radius do the crust and mantle together constitute?

The radius of Earth's mantle is about

Seafloor spreading occurs along ______________.

The three types of plate boundaries are convergent, divergent, and ______________ boundaries.

Mountains characterized by folded rock strata are known as ______________ mountains.

A description of the severity of the damage caused by an earthquake is given by its ranking on the ______________ scale.

Because of the ______________ zones formed by S and P waves as they travel through Earth, the outer core is thought to be a viscous liquid.