Earth Processes Study Guide
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Identify the layers of the earth
Continental Drift evidence
What are convection currents and what do they do?
Effects of earthquakes
Types of boundaries, direction of movements, resulting landforms
Find the epicenter of an earthquake using seismograph readings
Name different landforms on a boundaries diagram
Know the major tectonic plate names
Label features of a volcano, name the volcano type
Advanced: Explain how a composite volcano can erupt violently and what about its
structure can cause a violent eruption.
Earth Processes Study Guide
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Identify the layers of the earth
Continental Drift evidence
What are convection currents and what do they do?
Effects of earthquakes
Types of boundaries, direction of movements, resulting landforms
Find the epicenter of an earthquake using seismograph readings
Name different landforms on a boundaries diagram
Know the major tectonic plate names
Label features of a volcano, name the volcano type
Advanced: Explain how a composite volcano can erupt violently and what about its
structure can cause a violent eruption.
Earth Processes Study Guide
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Identify the layers of the earth
Continental Drift evidence
What are convection currents and what do they do?
Effects of earthquakes
Types of boundaries, direction of movements, resulting landforms
Find the epicenter of an earthquake using seismograph readings
Name different landforms on a boundaries diagram
Know the major tectonic plate names
Label features of a volcano, name the volcano type
Advanced: Explain how a composite volcano can erupt violently and what about its
structure can cause a violent eruption.