Volcanoes and Earthquakes

The formation of the Hawaiian Islands is one example of

• volcanoes forming over a hot spot

• volcanoes forming along a plate boundary

• the Ring of Fire

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the definition of dormant?

• sleeping and could erupt again

• extinct and won't erupt

• active and dangerous

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.

• March Maddness

• Earthquake Alley

• Ring of Fire

• Circle of Death

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

• lava has a different chemical composition than magma

Which of the following is not a type of volcano?

• Shield

• Composite

• Magnate

• Cinder Cone

What is the violent shaking of Earth's crust as built-up energy is released.

• earthquake

• epicenter

• fault

• focus

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is mostly likely the cause of an earthquake?

• stress due to movement in Earth's crust
• gravitational variation due to Moon's orbit around Earth
• temperature variation due to Earth's orbit around the Sun
• rotational imbalance due to changes in Earth's poles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Name the point within the ground where the earthquake originates.

• earthquake

• epicenter

• fault

• focus

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?

• P Wave
• Rayleigh Wave
• S Wave
• Shear Wave

What is an instrument that detects and records waves produced by earthquakes? (This piece of equipment can measure the magnitude of an earthquake.)

• Epicenter
• Fault
• Seismogram
• Seismograph

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2