Plate Tectonics

What type of fault causes blocks of crust to pulled apart by tension?

• transform

• reverse

• normal

• strike slip

What type of fault is created by shearing?

• divergent

• normal

• strike slip

• reverse

What type of fault is created by compression?

• divergent

• normal

• strike slip

• reverse

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

Tags

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

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

________________ measures the strength of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10.

• Seismometer
• Richter Scale
• Magnitude
• Seismology

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

• lava
• magma
• volcano
• earthquake