Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes

What type of plate boundary causes earthquakes?

• Divergent

• Transform

• Convergent

• Sub-ducting

Which TWO plate boundaries can form volcanoes?

• Divergent

• Sub-ducting

• Convergent

• Transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

How can volcanoes be formed, other than by plate tectonics?

• They can't

• Hot spots

• Divergent boundaries

• Convergent boundaries

What are the two MAIN divisions of seismic waves?

• Body waves and surface waves

• George and Martha

• Hertz and frequency

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Sub-ducting

• Earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What part of the Earth moves plates around?

• Asthenosphere

• Crust

• Inner core

• Outer core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the place where two plates meet and one goes under the other called?

• Divergent boundary

• Sub-ducting zone

• Convergent boundary

• Subsidence

How many ways are there for volcanoes to form?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Can volcanoes erupt at any time?

• yes

• no

• maybe

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3