HW#21: Earthquakes & Earth's Interior

Instructions: Answer the questions below using one to five sentences.

13. What zone on Earth has the greatest amount of seismic activity?

14. What type of plate boundary is associated with Earth’s largest earthquakes?

15. Are accurate, short-range earthquake predictions currently possible using modern seismic instruments? Explain.

16. How do seismic waves help scientists describe Earth’s interior?

17. How did Earth acquire its layered structure?

18. How are Earth’s inner and outer cores different? How are they similar?