Earth Science Bounce Board Practice #1 2020

What kind of information is NOT recorded on a seismograph?

• strength of an earthquake
• information about when the next earthquake will occur
• when the earthquake occured
• how long the earthquake lasted

How does a hot spot form a chain of volcanoes?

• A hot spot allows magma to explode froma vent
• The hot spot allows magma to ooze from a vent
• Volcanoes form above a hot spot.  The volcanoes move as the plate moves
• The hot spot creates alternating layers of lava and as

Which can cause Earth's crust to crumple and fold?

• One is forced into the mantle
• Both are forced into the mantle
• When earthquakes occur
• Earth's crust crumples and folds.

Where will the LEAST damage to surface features be seen after an earthquake?

• far from the focus
• at the focus
• far from the epicenter
• at the epicenter

The point from which an earthquake originates is called the -

• focus
• epicenter
• fault line
• shockwave

Even though the Earth's inner core is hotter than the liquid outer core, it is still solid because -

• the heat rising from the inner core is melting the outer core
• there is more water in the outer core and it dilutes the materials
• the outer core is farther from the center, and there is less gravity
  holding it together
• the pressure from all of Earth's layers keeps it in a solid state

What step in the water cycle occurs when a water turns into water vapor?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which describes the landform from which melted rock is forced out of an opening in Earth's surface?

• fault
• erosion
• volcano
• folded mountain

Shifting pieces of the Earth's crust are called

• tectonic plates
• volcano
• magma
• island

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Only about how much of available water on Earth is fresh water?

• 97%
• 1%
• 53%
• 11%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4