Earthquakes

Front

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

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Tetonic Plates

Front

This tectonic plate movement is called......? Convergent, Transform, Divergent

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Transform

Front

This tectonic plate movement is called......? Options: Convergent, Transform, Divergent

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Divergent

Front

This tectonic plate movement is......?
Options: Convergent, Transform, Divergent

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Convergent

Front

What is the name for the smaller earthquakes that occur in the same area after a larger earthquake has occurred?

Back

Aftershock

Front

An earthquake scored high on the Richter scale but low on the Mercalli scale. Why?

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It probably happened in an area with no people.

Front

Do earthquakes happen every day, with most being too small for humans to notice?

Back

True

Front

What is an earthquake?

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When tectonic plates move against each other causing the earth to move.

Front

What is a transform boundary?

Back

When tectonic plates slide past each other.

Front

Convergent boundary

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When tectonic plates collide.