Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Quiz
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Science
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9th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of volcano is this? It has been created with layers of cooled lava.
Shield
Cinder cone
Composite
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which type of volcano has a steep cone-shaped hill or mountain made with only pyroclastic flow?
Cinder cone volcano
Shield volcano
Composite volcano
Earthquake
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Look at the image. The South American and Nasca plate are moving together. Which type of boundary is this?
divergent
convergent
transform fault
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What causes tectonic plates to move?
ocean currents
convection currents in the mantle
volcanoes
the Coriolis Effect
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A boundary that doesn't create or destroy crust is called a:
Transform Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Rift Valley
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?
Aftershock
Liquefaction
Seismic Gap
Tsunami
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
At what type(s) of plate boundaries do most volcanoes form?
convergent and transform
convergent and divergent
divergent and transform
ocean and mountain
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-3
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