Flocabulary Earth Layers & Plate Tectonics

Which of these are not one of the Earth's layers?

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Epicenter

The churning movement of the mantle is due to

• Fault Lines

• Erupting Volcanoes

• Convection Currents

• Plate Tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of these best describe convection currents?

• Extremely Fast

• Unpredictable

• Slow-Moving

• Easily Visible

Which of these most resembles Earth's division into tectonic plates?

• A tall stack of papers

• A cracked eggshell

• A full bookshelf

• A bowl fo vegetable soup

The area on the fault line where an earthquake's energy is first released is called the ____________.

• Epicenter

• Hypocenter

• Mantle

• Outer core

What can a seismogram tell us about an earthquake?

• How big the seismic waves are

• What the earthquake was named

• How much damage it caused

• When the next earthquake is going to occur

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

On the Moment Magnitude Scale, a major earthquake usually measures ________ or higher.

• 1

• 5

• 7

• 11

While it is important to predict an earthquake, they typically occur near

• Tectonic Plate Boundaries

• Fault Lines

• Both a and b

• Neither a and b

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the ring of fire?

• The spot on the fault line where an earthquake begins

• The area around the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes occur

• The location on Earth's crust directly over the hypocenter

• The Earth's equator, where 50 percent of earthquakes begin

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

True or False. Aftershocks can last for years after an earthquake.

• True

• False