HMH U2 L6 Test Earthquakes

The word part Epi- means

• on, upon, or over

• across, around

• down

• mix and match

The word part -center means

• the middle

• across, around

• on the top

• on the bottom

A tectonic plate boundary is

• where two or more tectonic plates meet

• where three or more tectonic plates meet

• plate separate and break

• become stuck together

A break in Earth's crust along which blocks of rock move is called ________

• flat

• flame

• fault

• force

Deformation is the process by which rock becomes deformed and change shape of the rock

• True

• False

When rock returns nearly the same shape after the stress is removed, the process is known as

• hazard

• tsunami

• elastic deformation

• divergent boundary

Ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in Earth move suddenly and release energy

• Floor

• Fault

• Tsunami

• Earthquakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The _____________ is a place within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.

Directly above the focus on Earth's surface is the _______

• Energy

• Seismic waves

• Epicenter

• Middle Ground

The return of rock to it original shape after elastic deformation is called

• shear stress

• elastic land

• elastic underground

• elastic rebound