Study Guide

Plate Boundaries, Earthquakes, & Volcanoes Study Guide

Key Terms
Divergent Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Earthquake
Stress
Fault
Normal Fault
Reverse/Thrust Fault
Strike-Slip Fault
Focus
Epicenter
Seismic Waves
Surface Waves
Seismograph
Magnitude
Moment Magnitude
Volcano
Magma
Lava
Volcanic Belts
Types of Volcanoes
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Subduction
Hot Spots
Island Arcs

Key Questions
What features occur at divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries?
What causes an earthquake to occur?
What kind of plate boundary do earthquakes occur at?
What are the 3 type of faults?
What type of plate boundary occurs at each of the 3 types of faults?
Compare and contrast the focus and the epicenter.
What are the 3 types of seismic waves? Which ones cause the most damage?
What is meant by an earthquake’s magnitude? How is magnitude measured?
Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur at?
What is a volcano?
Compare and contrast magma and lava.
Why do we see volcanic belts forming?
What are the 3 types of volcanoes?
How are volcanoes and the mid-ocean ridge related?
How are volcanoes and subduction related?
If a volcano is found in the middle of a plate…how did it get there?
How did the Hawaiian islands and other island arcs form?

Test

2-22 & 2-23

Review Day

2-17 & 2-21 (Tues)