6.2/6.3 Quiz #1 Practice

Epicenter

• the point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point, or focus; where the earthquake is the strongest
• a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another; a form of brittle strain; places where earthquakes occur
• the location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occur
• a large, solid piece of the lithosphere that moves slowly over time

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Focus

• the point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point, or focus; where the earthquake is the strongest
• a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another; a form of brittle strain; places where earthquakes occur
• the location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occur
• a large, solid piece of the lithosphere that moves slowly over time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Fault

• the point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point, or focus; where the earthquake is the strongest
• a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another; a form of brittle strain; places where earthquakes occur
• the location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occur
• a large, solid piece of the lithosphere that moves slowly over time

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Patterns of earthquake and volcanic activity tend to happen along the edges of __________________ where plates pull apart or push against each other.

• oceans
• continents
• plate boundaries
• mountain ranges

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the Ring of Fire?

• a mid-ocean ridge
• a region of active volcanoes
• a single, volcanic island chain
• a rift valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is letter A?

• Fault
• Focus
• Epicenter

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is letter B?

• Fault
• Focus
• Epicenter

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is letter C?

• Fault
• Focus
• Epicenter

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How does sediment in the middle of the ocean compare to sediment that is farther away?

• It is older.
• It is younger.
• It is smaller.
• It is larger.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of crust is more dense?

• Oceanic

• Continental