Earthquakes

What is a fault?

• A crack in a plate.
• Where two plates move toward each other.

What is a convergent boundary?

• When two plates move away from each other.
• When two plates move toward each other.

What is a fault?

• A crack in a plate.
• Where two plates move toward each other.

Most earthquakes happen along the _________________. 

• coast
• faults
• desert
• directions

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• lightening
• hailstorms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...

• Countries
• Tetonic Plates
• Climate Zones
• None of the above.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This earthquake is......?

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Rift Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This earthquake is......?

• Convergent
• Transform
• Divergent
• Rift Zone

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Smaller earthquakes that occur in the same area after a larger earthquake has occurred.

• aftershock
• liquefaction
• tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What occurs when two plates move, bump or slide past each other?

• An Earthquake
• Nothing
• Movement

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2