Earthquakes Mountains Volcanoes

This theory explains that Earth's crust is made of moving plates.

• natural disasters

• erosion

• plate tectonics

• crust movement

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Mountains are created by

• plates in Earth's crust pushing against each other

• earthquakes inside the ocean

• rocks melting deep inside earth

• strong winds pushing rocks together

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A land feature, such as mountains and hills, are created by

• erosion

• earthquakes

• tectonic plates

• tsunamis

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Which best describes the pattern of earthquakes and volcanoes?

• Earthquakes and volcanoes often occur in the same place along boundaries of tectonic plates.

• Volcanoes occur on land. Earthquakes occur in the ocean.

• Earthquakes occur in the northern hemisphere. Volcanoes occur in the southern hemisphere.

• There is no pattern that describes the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes.

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Whenever an earthquake occurs, what is most likely to happen next?

• thunderstorm

• tornado

• volcanic eruption

• tsunami

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What is the Ring of Fire?

• an area of earthquakes along the edges of the Pacific Ocean

• an area of mountain ranges below the Atlantic Ocean

• an area of volcanoes along the edges of the Pacific Ocean

• an area of tsunamis along the Indian Ocean

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Based on this map, which of the following places has many earthquakes?

• the land area making up Australia

• the middle part of the Pacific Ocean

• the western part of Africa

• along a line in the center of the Atlantic Ocean

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Where can you find the location of mountain ranges?

• A. At the center of a continent

• B. Across the bodies of water

• C. In between of every continent

• D. Same as with the location of volcanoes and majority of earthquake epicenters

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How does the lithospheric plates move?

• A. In random motion

• B. In constant motion

• C. In accelerated motion

• D. Does not move at all

Why is it important to identify areas which are prone to earthquakes?

• Economic concerns

• For record purposes

• Be familiar with the area

• So that necessary precautions can be done

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