Vocabulary Set 3

Vocabulary Set 3

6th Grade

15 Qs

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Vocabulary Set 3

Vocabulary Set 3

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS3-2, MS-ESS2-3, MS-PS2-1

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Ingrid Roberts

Used 154+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a smaller earthquake that follows a more powerful earthquake in the same area.

Aftershock

Epicenter

Fault

Focus

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a Convergent Boundary?

occurs where plates move apart.

occurs where plates push together.

the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.

in an earthquake, the point underground where the rocks first begin to move.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a property of matter representing the mass per unit volume.

Pressure

Temperature

Convection currents

Density

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a Divergent Boundary?

occurs where plates push together.

occurs when plates slide past each other

occurs where plates move apart.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden movement of large blocks of rocks along a fault.

Tsunami

Volcano

Earthquake

Boomerang

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.

Epicenter

Epiclastic

Fault

Subduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

in an earthquake, the point underground where the rocks first begin to move.

Focus

Fault

Epicenter

Tsunami

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