Earthquakes and Volcanoes Practice

Most Earthquakes and Volcanoes can be found....

• around the Pacific Ring of Fire

• along the coast of Asia

• along plate boundaries

• in the Southern Hemisphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The cracks in Earth's crust are called ___________.

• tectonic plates
• faults
• magma
• lava

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

• Tectonic plates
• Puzzles
• Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Prodigent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The idea that Earth's crust is made up of separate plates that float on the upper mantle is the theory of what?

• Plate Tectonics

• Continental Drift

• Pangaea

• Transubstantiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the definition of dormant?

• sleeping and could erupt again

• extinct and won't erupt

• active and dangerous

What is magma called when it reaches the surface of Earth?

• Lava

• viscosity

• toxic gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1