Tectonic plate Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

SDSU OCEANS 100 EXAM 3 LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+ the coastal region (6 parts) 1) coast 2) offshore 3) beach 4) berm 5) notch 6) wave coast land extending inland as far as marine is seen; land adjacent to the beach affected by the ocean offshore extends from breakers to edge of continental shelf beach shore and nearshore; very active berm dry area at foot of coastal cliff; sand notch cave cut into sea cliff by waves wave-cut platform flat eroded bedrock at beach created by ...

Natural Hazard - Answer Any natural process that is a potential threat to human life and property Factors affecting hazard risk - Answer Urbanisation, poverty, development, climate change Constructive plates - Answer Two plates move apart, magma forces way along gap and causes earthquake, erupted lava cools and forms volcano Ecotourism - Answer The practice of using an area's natural environment to attract tourists which is sustainable and won't damage area Destruct...

What are the layers of the earth? - ANSWER 15; Crust, mantle, outer core and inner core What are the 3 major processes in Earths geologic cycle? - ANSWER Tectonic plates, rock cycle & soil formation Define the theory of plate tectonics - ANSWER The theory that the lithosphere of the earth is divided into plates, most of which are in constant motion Explain the movement of divergent plate boundaries and give an example - ANSWER An area beneath the ocean where tectonic plates move away fr...

ERSC 181 Test 8 (Final). Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 4 - 52.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 50 Refer to the image of a meandering stream shown here. At which site along the stream would stream erosion be the most active? A. D and B B. A and C C. B and C D. C and D E. A and E Question 2 of 50 Which type of faulting is most dangerous in Utah? 2.0/ 2.0 Points 2.0/...

APES Unit 4 Study Guide Question and answers 2023/2024 verified to passWhat are the layers of the earth? - correct answer 15; Crust, mantle, outer core and inner core What are the 3 major processes in Earths geologic cycle? - correct answer Tectonic plates, rock cycle & soil formation Define the theory of plate tectonics - correct answer The theory that the lithosphere of the earth is divided into plates, most of which are in constant motion Explain the movement of divergent plate bou...

AICE Marine Science Study Guide for Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct Erosion - Correct Answer ️️ -the removal of rock/particles moved by action of waves/wind/rain Deposition/Sedimentation - Correct Answer ️️ -the dropping/depositing/accumulating of rock/particles by waves/wind Plate Tectonic Theory - Correct Answer ️️ --Earth's crust/lithosphere is made of plates -Continents lie on plates -Plates are moving slowing on top of asthenosphere -Plates move do to convectio...

Theory of Plate Tectonics - Answer A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time - explains the process of continental drift - theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreading - continents are not floating on the ocean, rather they are rooted What are the 10 major plates of the Earth's lithosphere? - Answer African, Antarctic, Australian, Eurasian, North American, South American, Pacific, Cocos, N...

AST 1002 IRSC final exam questions & answers 2024/2025 When the moon is new, we have __ tides; when the moon is full, we have __ tides - ANSWERSSpring; Spring The dark regions on the moon are called - ANSWERSMaria Our moon and in fact, most terrestrial surfaces contain these two basic igneous materials - ANSWERSBasalt and Granite How is lunar farside different from lunar nearside - ANSWERSIt has almost no lunar maria Process where dense materials sink to a planet's core while l...

Ocean 100- Exam 3 (SDSU) Latest Version Graded A+ coast land extending inland as far as marine influence is seen offshore extends from breakers to edge of continental shelf beach shore and nearshore; very active (where waves break) berm dry area at the foot of coastal cliff (where the sand is and you put your towel) Berm floods when.... -very high tide -tsunami -storm swells/ breakers wave- cut platform flat eroded bedrock at beach, by wave energy notch cave cut into th...

The San Andreas fault is an example of - a transform boundary The atmosphere's second layer above Earth is called the - stratosphere Identify the term that describes the blanket of gases surrounding the earth! - atmosphere Harmful UV radiation can cause - skin cancer, eye cataracts, immune system damage, sunburn When a continental plate and an oceanic plate collide they can form ___________; this type of boundary is called a/an _________ boundary. - volcanoes, convergent Tectonic plates m...