Question

match the term with the basic definition.

1. volcano

a. the border between two tectonic plates
b. two tectonic plates bumping into one another
c. a fracture in the crust that produces magma, ash, and dust
d. a fracture in the crust that produces seismic readings
e. large chunk of the earth’s crust. there are seven.

1. tectonic plate
2. earthquake
3. plate boundary
4. plate collision
5. who was alfred wegener and why is he important in the study of earth?
6. the ring of fire is significant in that it is the location of ____ % of all volcanoes and home to ____ % of all recorded earthquakes since 1900.

Explanation:

Answer:

1. A. The location between two tectonic plates
2. C. A fracture in the crust that produces magma, ash, dust
3. D. A fracture in the crust that produces seismic readings
4. a. The location between two tectonic plates
5. b. Two tectonic plates bumping into one another

Alfred Wegener was a German geophysicist and meteorologist; he proposed the continental drift theory, laying the foundation for plate tectonics.
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