TCI Volcanic Eruptions and Earthquakes

Volcanoes form on convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries and__________

• hot spots

• fault lines

• transform boundaries

Magma from the mantle that rises to the crust is called a ___________

• volcano

• earthquake

• hot spot

• boundary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Two types of volcanic eruptions are.....

• divergent and explosive

• convergent and transform

• explosive and nonexplosive

• nonexplosive and silent

Thick magma contains dissolved_________

• gases

• rock fragments

• fossils

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following is NOT a precursor event for a volcanic eruption?

• air gets very dry

• volcanic gases are released

• volcano’s shape changes

• small earthquakes happen

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What two types of boundaries do earthquakes mostly occur at?

• subduction and divergent

• convergent and transform

• divergent and transform

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Earthquakes occur within tectonic plates along........

• rivers

• canyons

• faults

• buildings

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Earthquakes occur when ________ builds and the plates snap free.

• gas

• magma

• pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of seismic wave travels through the Earth’s interior?

• parallel waves

• surface waves

• body waves

Body waves have ________.

• longer wavelengths

• shorter wavelengths

• horizontal wavelengths

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1