Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Volcanoes can form on the ocean floor.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

There is no relationship between plate tectonics and volcanoes.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Which waves travel the deepest into the center of the Earth?

• p waves
• s waves
• surface waves
• p, s, and surface waves all travel to the center

Gas trapped in magma under high pressure can cause explosive eruptions.

• true
• false

A normal fault occurs where forces pull two blocks of rock apart.  At which kind of plate boundary does this occur?

• Convergent- coming closer
• convergent- moving apart
• divergent- moving apart
• divergent- closer together

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Most igneous activity takes place above ground in volcanoes.

• true
• false

Cinder cone volcanoes produce quiet eruptions.

• true 
• false

In a normal fault, forces push two blocks of rock together.

• true 
• false

"We all got scared and ran outside.  The house was ok, but our old shed fell over."  This quote would help a researcher to place an earthquake on which scale?

• Modified Mercalli Scale
• Richter Scale
• moment magnitude scale
• all of these scales

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

If you wanted to avoid earthquakes, which would be the best choice of location?

• west coast
• southern Alaska
• the largest island in Hawaii
• the Great Lakes Region

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2