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Earth Science Midterm
MIDTERM- 1/22
Exam Format
- 65 questions
- 40- multiple choice
- 25 short answer questions (constructed
response)
Earth Science Reference Tables
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A
C
Constructed Response –
Practice 1
Constructed Response –
Practice 1
earthquakes
(a) __________________
volcanoes
(b) __________________
(c) young
__________________
mountain ranges
(Rocky Mountains, Himalayas)
Divergent Boundaries
A. ___________
B. Transform
__________Boundaries
1. One plate slides
_____________
horizontally past
another.
2. Sites of shallow-focus
earthquakes and less
likely to have volcanic
activity
3. Strike-slip motion is
common.
4. No new surface is
formed or consumed
5. Locations of transform
motion.
San Andreas Fault in California (between the North
a. _________________
American Plate and the Pacific Plate)
fracture zones (not plate boundaries)
b. At mid-ocean ridge _________________
Ocean-Continent Convergence
3. Continent-Continent Convergence
collide
a. Two continents ___________.
suture
b. Continents become welded together along a dipping ____________
zone.
c. A mountain belt forms at the interior of the new continent. Examples:
(1) Himalayas between Eurasia and India
(2) Appalachians - Formed when Pangaea collided with North America
Earthquakes and Epicenters
• Epicenter: location on earth’s surface
directly above the focus (where the
earthquake originates)
• Distance to the epicenter can be
determined if the travel times of the P- and
S-waves are known
• Lagtime: difference in travel time between
the P- and S-waves
Earthquakes and Epicenters
Earthquakes and Epicenters
Lag time:
6 minutes
Earthquakes and Epicenters
Lag time:
6 minutes
Earthquakes and Epicenters
Lag time:
6 minutes
Earthquakes and Epicenters
Lag time:
6 minutes
4,400 km
Earthquakes and Epicenters
Earthquakes and Epicenters
• To locate the earthquake’s epicenter, a
minimum of three seismic stations are
needed
• With one station, there are many possible
epicenters
Station 1
Earthquakes and Epicenters
• With two stations, there are only two
possible epicenters
Station 2
Station 1
Earthquakes and Epicenters
• With three stations, there is only one
possible epicenters
Station 3
Station 2
Station 1
How to
prepare for
an
earthquake
Tsunamis- waves produced from an
undersea earthquake
How to prepare for a future tsunami
A. WEATHERING
1.The group of
destructive
______________processes that change
the physical and chemical character of
rock at or near Earth’s surface.
MEANDER
Contour lines showing head of the
stream to the mouth of stream with
delta
Velocity slows
when entering a
large body of
water
Eventually all
streams flow
into the ocean
This part of a
stream is called
a DELTA
Rate of change
Answer: .5 degrees
Celsius/hour