Earthquakes and Volcanoes

The center point on the surface of an earthquake represented by letter R is called what?

• Center point
• Focus
• Epicenter
• Seismic waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of boundary is the San Andreas?

• Convergent
• Transform
• Optimus Prime
• Divergent

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?

• Mercalli Scale
• Richter Scale
• Seismogram Scale
• Bernoulli Scale

What is the difference between magma and lava?

• lava is magma but it is on the surface of the Earth
• lava is the chamber that magma flows
• lava is the Earth's crust

What types of waves are released from an earthquake?

• Energy Waves
• Sonic Waves
• Seismic Waves

Which most likely causes earthquakes?

• plates slipping 
• a hurricane 
• water weathering rocks
• tidal stresses caused by the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a constructive force?

• an earthquake
• a volcanic eruption
• a flood 
•  a wind storm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Some volcanoes in the Ring of Fire were formed near

• hot spots.
• subduction zones.
• divergent boundaries.
• normal faults.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Where do isolated, volcanic islands, such as Hawaii form?

• transform boundaries
• divergent boundaries
• subduction zones
• hot spots

A _____________ measures the size of an earthquake.

• barometer
• Doppler radar
• depth scale
• seismograph