Big Idea 3 W4 Earthquakes

Most earthquakes occur at plate __________.

• boundaries

• centers

• edges

• surfaces

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When __________ collide, the land can be pushed up.

• mountains

• rivers

• plates

• oceans

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A __________ is a break in Earth’s crust where rocks have moved.

A __________ is used to detect and record earthquakes.

The Richter scale measures the __________ of earthquakes on a scale of 1 to 10.

• depth

• magnitude

• speed

• duration

Select THREE (3) ways plates can move to cause earthquakes.

• sideways boundaries
• sliding past each other

• coming together

• downward boundaries
• moving apart

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What is the Ring of Fire?

• A circle of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes are frequent

• A science fiction movie

• A rare atmospheric phenomenon

• A large-scale forest fire that affects multiple countries

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T/F Earth plates do not float on the mantle.

• True

• False

T/F Earth plates can create faults and when they move the can cause earthquakes.

• True

• False

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