Earth Quakes

Vibration of Earth produced by a sudden release of energy

• Volano

• EarthQuake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What occurs when two plates move, bump or slide past each other?

• skating

• nothing

• an earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

 What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes?

• seismograph

• shaker

True or False; The most common cause of Earthquakes is the sudden shift of tectonic plates

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Where does an earthquake begin?

• Epicenter

• Fault

• Focus

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This is the area beneath the Earth's surface where the earthquake begins

• epicenter

• focus

• fault line

• tectonic plate

Answer explanation

The area beneath the Earth's surface where an earthquake begins is referred to as the 'focus'. This is not the 'epicenter', which is the point on the surface above the focus. It's also not the 'fault line' or the 'tectonic plate', which are larger geological structures. So, the correct answer to the question is 'focus'.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Where do most earthquakes in the United States happen?

• 
• 

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A fault line is

• a break in the Earth's crust

• something my little brother drew

• a line on the map

Where quake begins on surface

• epicenter

• joint

Which theory describes the motion of the force driving Earth's plates?

• Sea floor spreading

• Plate Tectonic theory

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3