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Skills Worksheet Chapter Review using key terms Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct term from the word bank. asthenosphere uplift tension continental drift 2. The hypothesis that continents can drift apart and have done so in the past is known as .Continental Drift 3. The Asthenosphere is the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move. 4. Tension is stress that occurs when forces act to stretch anobject. 5. The rising of regions of the Earth’s crust to higher elevations is called Uplift. Understanding key ideas Multiple Choice B 6. The strong, lower part of the mantle is a physical layer called the a. lithosphere. b. mesosphere. c. asthenosphere. d. outer core. C 7. The type of tectonic plate boundary that forms from a collision between two tectonic plates is a a. divergent plate boundary. b. transform plate boundary. c. convergent plate boundary. d. normal plate boundary. Chapter Review continued B 8. The bending of rock layers due to stress in the Earth’s crust is known as a. uplift. c. faulting. b. folding. d. subsidence. D 9. The type of fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall is called a a. strike-slip fault. c. normal fault. b. fault-block fault. d. reverse fault. A 10. The type of mountain that forms when rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward is the a. folded mountain. c. volcanic mountain. b. fault-block mountain. d. strike-slip mountain. C 11. Scientists’ knowledge of the Earth’s interior has come primarily from a. studying magnetic reversals in oceanic crust. b. using a system of satellites called the global positioning system. c. studying seismic waves generated by earthquakes. d. studying the pattern of fossils on different continents. Short Answer 12. Explain how scientists use seismic waves to map the Earth’s interior. Scientist measure the speeds of the waves that travel through earth’s Interior and then calculate the density and thickness of