Earthquakes

Front

What is the vocabulary word for the movement on the surface of the Earth resulting from underground movement between two plates?

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An Earthquake

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called? Options: Core, Mantle, Crust

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Crust

Front

What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

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Tectonic plates

Front

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

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An Earthquake

Front

What is the vocabulary word for the line where two tectonic plates move past each other?

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Fault Line

Front

What are the two types of earthquake waves? Options: P and S waves, Surface and Underground waves, Fast and Slow waves

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P and S waves

Front

The place where an earthquake originates inside the Earth's surface is called...

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Hypocenter (focus)

Front

The place where the earthquake is felt on the Earth's surface is called...

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Epicenter

Front

What are the three types of plate boundaries? Transform, Convergent, Divergent, Apart, Together, Slide, Slide, Pull away, Push together

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Transform, Convergent, Divergent

Front

What is the instrument used to measure earthquakes? Options: Seismograph, Seisologist, Scale

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Seismograph