TMSCA Earth Science Tectonics Practice MS Level

What is the definition of CONVECTION

• When heat transfers through waves.
• When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
• a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
• Heat traveling from the sun

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

What is the name of the waves given off by an earthquake? 

• Seismic waves
• Radiation waves
• Sound waves
• Compaction waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which is the first seismic wave to arrive at a seismograph station (where they are measured and detected)? 

• L wave
• R wave
• P wave
• S wave

The lag time is also called the ___ because it measures the time between these waves. 

• S-P gap
• P-R gap
• R-L gap
• S-R gap

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which of the statements best describes the relationship between lag time and distance from epicenter? 

• The longer the lag time, the closer the distance.
• The longer the lag time, the farther the distance. 
• The shorter the lag time, the farther the distance. 
• There is no relationship. 

Which is the second kind of wave to arrive? 

• L wave
• R wave
• P wave
• S wave

The bending, tilting, and breaking of the Earth's crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress is called?

• Seismology
• Deformation
• Elastic rebound
• Seismic waves

The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape called?

• Elastic rebound
• Deformation
• Seismology
• Seismic waves

Most earthquakes occur at the edge of?

• Tectonic plates
• Elastic deformation
• Earthquake zones
• Shear waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a side-to-side direction?

• S wave
• P wave
• Seismic wave
• Seismology