Earthquakes Lesson 1 Review

______________________ is the study of Earthquakes.

• Volcanology

• Seismology

• Campanology

• Geology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where do most earthquakes occur?

• on land

• underwater

• at tectonic plate boundaries

• on a tectonic plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Giant pieces of the lithosphere

• tectonic plate

• plate tectonics

• crust

• mantle

a break in the Earth's crust

• fold

• fault

• defect

• flaw

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Change in the shape of rock is called ________________________.

• Bending

• deforming

• warping

• distortion

When stress in applied and rock behaves like a piece of molding clay, rock will remain in the changed shape. This is called ____________.

• Elastic Deformation

• Plastic Deformation

• Stretched Deformation

• Folded Deformtion

When stress in applied and rock behaves like a rubber band, rock will return to its original shape. This is called ____________.

• Elastic Deformation

• Plastic Deformation

• Stretched Deformation

• Folded Deformtion

What causes earthquakes

• Plastic Deformation

• Elastic Rebound

• Transform Boundaries

• Plate tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following is NOT a type of fault associated with earthquakes

• Normal

• Forward

• Reverse

• Strike-slip

all earthquake waves are called

• S Wave

• P Wave

• Seismic Wave

• Surface Wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3