Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

6th Grade

22 Qs

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Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS3-2, MS-PS4-2, MS-ESS2-1

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Tiffani Keyes

Used 50+ times

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22 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This cannot cause an earthquake.

a tsunami

plates moving or shifting in the earth

large amounts of earth being removed

molten rock moving under a volcano

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

These can cause a volcanic eruption

acid rain & run-off

hot spots & heated magma rising

hot spots & acid rain

heated magma & weather changes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the lithosphere?

the section beneath the mantle of the earth

the crust and upper area of the mantle

the inner and outer core

only the inner core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the theory of plate tectonics?

The idea that Noah lived through the flood

The idea that the mantle is made of molten lava

The idea that the earth's crust is made up of moving plates

The idea that the continents once were all touching

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Hot magma heats up water to make

pyroclastic flow

hot springs

mantle chambers

vog

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This fault is when rocks move horizontally past each other

normal fault

strike-slip fault

reverse fault

backwards fault

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This fault occurs when rocks push together making a section of rock move upward

strike-slip fault

normal fault

reverse fault

forward fault

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