8 Earthquake and Tectonic Plates Book Summary

Define: What is a fault?

• A mistake or error

• A fracture in the Earth's crust

• A moral wrongdoing

• None of the above

Earthquake locations on a map outline _______.

• plate boundaries

• crustal hot spots

• mantle cold spots

• nuclear bomb test sites

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Explain how do you know that the rock layers in the figure were once under a lot of pressure?

How does the movement of tectonic plates cause earthquakes?

• By creating friction at plate boundaries

• By the rotation of the Earth

• By volcanic activity

• By changes in atmospheric pressure

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What is a divergent boundary?

• A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other

• A boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other

• A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally

• A region where no tectonic activity occurs

Label the faults on the figure. Put a star where an earthquake is likely to happen.

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Explain Why are many earthquakes at convergent boundaries very strong?

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Draw arrows on the figure to show the directions that the two tectonic plates are moving.

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Identify Draw arrows showing the directions that the tectonic plates in the are moving.

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Apply Concepts Why are most earthquake zones near plate boundaries?

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