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Earth Science Review
Keep a copy of this for the final!
Effects of the Sun and Moon
1. Define the following:
a. Neap tide –
b. Spring tide –
c. Lunar eclipse
2. What causes the aurora borealis?
Plate Tectonics:
1. Who was the first scientist to propose the idea of Plate Tectonics/Continental
drift, and what did he call the “super continent”?
2. What evidence is used to explain this theory?
3. What are the three types of boundaries between the plates?
4. What type of boundary is the San Andreas Fault?
5. What is a subduction zone?
6. What are the lithosphere and the asthenosphere?
Lithosphere –
Asthenosphere -
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Earthquakes
1. What is an earthquake, and what causes them?
2. What is a seismograph?
3. What are two types of waves that register on a seismograph? Which causes the
most damage?
4. What scale is used to measure an earthquake?
5. How can we use a seismograph to determine the location of an earthquake? How
many seismographs are needed to determine the location of an Earthquake?
6. Explain why a large earthquake (like Alaska, 1964) can cause less damage than
earthquakes of smaller magnitude (like Haiti or Chile).