Earthquakes! Tsunamis! Volcanoes!

The richter scale is on a _______ scale

• linear

• exponetial

• logarithmic

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The lithosphere is divided into pieces called

• continental drifts

• asthenospheres

• tectonic plates

Tectonic plates move around due to the liquid like nature of the lithosphere

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

There is a constant flow and "current" in the asthenosphere due to the natural _______ inside the Earth

• Magnetic Fields

• Radiative Fields

• Convection Current

• Conradiative Magnetic Current Fields

The Continents move, separate and recombine as time passes

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Earthquakes are most common

• at state boundaries

• at the equator

• at tectonic plate boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The term for the location where two tectonic plates meet is

• smolt line

• wrong line

• fault line

• tectonic line

Mountains grow over time. The Himalayas grow 2.4 inches every year

• yeah right!

• that's correct!

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Earthquakes can happen on the moon and many other planets and astronomical bodies

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The purpose of the Mars Insight Mission in 2018 was to

• use a rover to study the surface of the planet

• search for signs of intelligent life in the atmosphere

• study seismic activity and the inside structure of Mars