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Earthquakes

Authored by Michael Jones

Science

9th Grade

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Earthquakes
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38 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume

stress

strain

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This type of stress pulls on the crust, stretching it...

tension

compression

elastic strain

strain

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This type of stress squeezes rock until it folds or breaks...

compression

tension

shearing

strain

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This type of stress pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions...the rock slides past each other horizontally.

shearing

strain

tension

compression

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A type of strain where the rock goes back to its original shape

elastic strain

plastic strain

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This type of strain creates a permanent change in the shape of the rock...

plastic strain

elastic strain

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of stress would be associated with this land-form?

compression

tension

shearing

strain

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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