Earth Environmental Science Exam (Answered) Complete Solution
Earth Environmental Science Exam (Answered) Complete Solution Divergent Boundary Place where two of Earth's tectonic plates are moving apart. Epicenter Point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of a earthquake. Magnitude Measure of the energy released during an earthquake, which can be described using the Richter scale. Fault Crack in Earth's crust that occurs when stress is applied. Sea floor Spreading Hess's theory that new ocean crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges seismic waves Waves of energy that travel through the core of the Earth. Earthquake A shaking or trembling of a portion of the Earth caused by movement of rocks or volcanic shakes. Transform Boundary Place where two tectonic plates move past each other. Focus Point of the initial fault rupture where an earthquake originates that usually lies at least several kilometers beneath Earth's surface. Sediment Solid particles deposited on Earth's surface that can form Sedimentary rocks by processes such as weathering, erosion, deposition, and lithification. Deposition
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