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Interactive Earth Science Chapter 2 - Earthquakes

Authored by Lori Murphy

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Interactive Earth Science Chapter 2 - Earthquakes
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume is called

an aftershock.

friction.

convection.

stress.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a normal fault, the part of the fault that lies below the other part is called the 

hanging wall
reverse fault
footwall
anticline

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which type of stress force produces reverse faults

shearing
tension
compression
deformation

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch is called a(n)

anticline
syncline
plateau
canyon

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following can cause damage days or months after a large earthquake

the arrival of primary waves
convection
a tsunami
an aftershock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level is called a

syncline
plateau
canyon
fault

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Suppose 2 normal faults cause valleys to drop down on either side of a block of rock. As the hanging wall of each normal fault slips downward, the block in between forms a 

folded mountain
rift valley
fault-block mountain
lava plateau

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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