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 is a break in the rock layers called?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Focus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

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

The cracks in Earth's crust are called ___________.

• tectonic plates
• faults
• magma
• lava

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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

• Tectonic plates
• Puzzles
• Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Core
• Mantle
• Crust

The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.

• Ring of Earth
• Ring of Fire
• Ring of Stone
• Ring of Diamond

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.

• lava
• magma
• volcano
• earthquake

The state of _______________________ is a group of volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean.

• Hawaii
• Japan
• California
• Volcano