Earthquake

What is called the surface where the plates slip each other?

• Fault plane

• Boundary

• Focus

• Epicenter

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What will occur when an earthquake happens underwater?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When do earthquakes happen?

• once a year

• all the time

• every month

• it depends

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

• folded, faulted, and rift zones

• subduction zone, trench, and volcanic arc

• convergent, divergent, and transform

• igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What kind of plate tectonic boundary where plates slip each other or known as strike-slip?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Boundary zone

• Transform fault boundary

An _________ is a natural phenomenon when the Earth’s surface suddenly shakes or trembles.

• fault

• earthquake

• plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The epicenter of an earthquake is

• The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs

• The seismic station closest to the earthquake

• The place where the greatest damage occurs

• The point on the surface directly above the focus

An instrument that detects and measures earthquakes is a 

• seismogram

• focus seismic map

• focus

• seismograph 

Which of the following is NOT a cause of an earthquake?

• Collapse of Cavern

• Eruption of Volcano

• Lightning Strikes

• Moving Tectonic Plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Fault

• Plate