BJU Science 6 Test 1

The ______ includes Earth's crust and upper area of the mantle.

• magma chambers

• focus

• lithosphere
• fault

The ______ is the area around the edges of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanoes occur.

• Belt of Ashes
• Volcanic Zone
• Ring of Fire
• Fire Ring

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Volcanic fog is called ​ (a)   .

• vog
• smog
• mist
• haze

The idea that Earth's crust is made up of moving plates is called the ______.

• plate boundaries

• Ring of Fire

• Strike-slip fault

• theory of plate tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

​ (a)   occur in places where water is heated by hot magma.

• Hot springs
• Geysers
• Hot spots

Answer explanation

Hot springs

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Match each term with the correct description.

• Strike slip-fault

• Occurs when rocks move apart, forming a gap

• Normal fault

• Occurs when rocks push together, forcing a section of rock upward

• Reverse fault

• Occurs when rocks move horizontally past each other

Choose all correct answers.

An earthquake is caused by __________.

• When molten rock moves under a volcano

• a tsunami

• the buildup and release of energy when two surface plates move or shift against each other

• when large amounts of earth are moved or added

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Choose all correct answers.

A volcanic eruption could be caused by __________.

• weather changes

• a hot spot

• heated magma rising to the surface

• acid rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

💠 The ​ (a)   measures an earthquake's magnitude.

💠 A ​ (b)   detects, times, and measures the movements of the Earth.

• Richter scale
• seismograph
• Mercalli scale
• geodometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

🌊 ​ (a)   are fast moving waves that occur beneath the surface of the earth.

🌊 ​ (b)   are slower destructive waves that occur on the surface of the earth.

• Body waves
• Surface waves
• Love waves
• Rayleigh waves