Earth's crust is broken up into irregularly shaped sections called this

The name of the point directly below the epicenter where an earthquake begins

Boundaries where plates are moving away from each other

Fossil A is found in a horizontal layer of rock. Fossil B is found in a horizontal layer of rock BELOW Fossil A. What can you infer about the relative ages of these fossils?

The point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

Another name for earthquake vibrations

Boundaries where plates are sliding past one another

Why are earthquakes common along transform fault boundaries?

The thin, outer layer of Earth, of which the continents are a part

Which Earth layer is located just beneath the crust

True or False - Only animals with hard body parts can create fossils

New Zealand is located at the boundary of the Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate. The Australian plate is moving north, while the Pacific plate is moving west. What kind of geographic features and natural disasters do you think are common in New Zea

Another name for the thin layers of sediments

Which earthquake waves are the fastest?

True or False - All of the continents of Earth were once part of one large landmass known as Pangaea

Huge ocean waves caused by earthquakes

Boundaries where plates are pushing together

True or False - Convergent boundaries occur where plates are moving apart